HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7313 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 accused-applicant seeks bail in FIR/Case Crime No.172 of 2025 under section 87, 137(2), 351(2) and 65(1) BNS and section 16/17 and 5J(2)/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Maholi, District Sitapur. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 15 years was enticed by the applicant, however, in the statement under section 183 BNSS., the victim disclosed her age as 19 years and stated that she had gone out of her own free will and she wants to live with the applicant. 4. Considering the statement coupled with the fact that the tentative age of the victim is around 19 years, the applicant who is in custody since 31.05.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant Farooq be released on bail in aforesaid FIR/Case Crime Number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- (Twenty Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings; Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Suyesh Pradhan Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Amit Kumar Farooq .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) (b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of 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 VNP/- BAIL No. 7313 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench