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2025 DAILYLAW 202187 (ALL)

SONU v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/8105/2024 · 2025-10-16

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8105 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.671 of 2022, under Sections 376, 506 IPC and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali District- Unnao. 3. In terms of the FIR, it has been alleged that the daughter of informant was taken by the applicnat and wrong was committed on her but the medico-legal examination report does not corroborate with the allegation leveled. Subsequently, during trial, the victim had deposed that she stayed at the applicant's house only for two minutes and thereafter, went away. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the medico-legal examination report does not corroborate with the prosecution story coupled with the fact that the applicant is in jail since 25.08.2022 having no criminal history, he is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Sonu be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Smriti Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sonu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which she is accused or suspected of the commission; and (c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. October 16, 2025 V. Sinha BAIL No. 8105 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench