HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 51 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.548 of 2024, under Section 69, 351(2) BNS & Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Maholi, District Sitapur. 3. FIR in question was lodged alleging that daughter of the informant was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently, in the statement, the victim did not support the prosecution. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the statement not supporting the prosecution and the tentative age of the victim to be 19 years, the applicant who is in custody since 29.10.2024 is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Neeraj 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; (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Lalji Prasad Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Neeraj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) which he 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 nishant BAIL No. 51 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench