HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 433 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Ajit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 520 of 2024, under sections 65(1) BNS, under Sections 3/4(2) POCSO Act, P.S. Shahabad, District Hardoi. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that on 19.9.2024 the applicant had enticed the daughter of the informant aged about 12 years and had committed wrong on her. FIR was lodged on 9.10.2024 after a substantial delay. Medical on record does not corroborate the allegations and even the hymen was found to be intact. 4. Learned AGA and learned counsel for the informant have opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the medical report and the substantial delay in lodging FIR , however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 11.10.2024 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Shobhit @ Shobhi @ Abhishek Kumar be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Uttam Kumar Awasthi, Avikshit Mishra, Rajat Pratap Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Ajeet Kumar Singh Shobhit @ Shobhi @ Abhishek Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. November 12, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 433 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench