HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 10225 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. This is the second bail application on behalf of the applicant who seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.1108 of 2019, under Section 342, 363, 376(DA), 504, 506 IPC & Section 5/6 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Barabanki. 3. First bail application of the applicant was rejected on 06.02.2023. While doing so, this Court had directed the trial Court to endeavour to decide the case at the earliest. This Court had also noticed that the allegation of rape was also levelled against the co-accused Manish. 4. It is further argued by counsel for the applicant that two witnesses have been examined including the victim and the informant and the trial is yet to be concluded. The applicant is in custody since 21.02.2021. 5. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 6. Considering the fact that the witnesses have already been examined and the applicant has suffered pre-trial detention of more than 4 & 1/2 years coupled with the fact that the applicant has criminal antecedents which do not include any offence similar to the offence alleged in the present case and are mainly cases of theft and other offences, as such, on the ground of pre- Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Upendra Prakash Pathak Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Farooq Ayoob Suneel Kumar @ Suneel Dixit .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) trial detention, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant Suneel Kumar @ Suneel Dixit 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: (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. 10225 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench