HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7249 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Counter affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Ms Puja Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 3. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 142 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(1) BNS and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Machhrehta, District Sitapur. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant aged about 15 years was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently in the two statements victim disclosed her age as 19 years and did not support the prosecution story. The PAN card of the victim has also been on record showing her date of birth as 1.1.2007. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the statement of the victim not supporting the prosecution story, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 29.6.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Manish Raj @ Manish Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Akela, Kiran Rawat, Pushpendra Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Anurag Tyagi, Pooja Singh, Vikas Kumar Agrawal Manish Raj @ Manish Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 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 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 7249 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench