HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10227 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.0268 of 2025, under Section 64(1), 351(3) BNS, P.S. Mohammadpur Khala, District Barabanki. 3. In terms of the FIR it was alleged that the informant is aged about 36 years, married and has two children, however, the applicant used to threaten to form physical relations failing which it was threatened that he would commit suicide and implicate her falsely. The date of the incident was narrated in the FIR as one week prior to lodging of the FIR. Subsequently, in the statement under Section 180 BNSS, the said version was reiterated. Medical on record naturally does not corroborate any of the allegations. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the fact that the applicant is aged about 21 years and the victim is aged about 36 years and the substantial delay in lodging the FIR, the applicant who has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 10.05.2025, is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Pankaj 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: Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sumit Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pankaj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) (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 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 28, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 10227 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench