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2025 DAILYLAW 202782 (ALL)

MAAN SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEPTT. OF HOME LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

BAIL/7808/2025 · 2025-10-28

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 7808 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.126 of 2025, under Sections 65(2), 87, 137(2) BNS, Sections 5m/6 POCSO Act and Sections 3(2)(va) and 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act, P.S. Para, District Lucknow. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of the informant vanished from home. Apprehension was expressed that the person having the mobile number details in the FIR has enticed her. The age of the victim is disclosed as 11 years. Subsequently the victim in her statement under Section 183 BNSS stated that she was taken first to Hardoi and then to Delhi. There is no definite document with regard to exact age of the victim except the statement of the Principal based upon the record available. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the the consent and the fact that the victim travelled all the way from Hardoi to Delhi on public transport, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 23.4.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Maan Singh be released on bail in aforesaid FIR Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anurag Tilhari, Ashutosh Dixit Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Maan Singh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 4 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 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. 7808 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench