HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 12687 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Smt Kumari Manju Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No. 173 of 2025, under sections 70(2), 87, 137(2) BNS, Sections 5g/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Ramkot, District Sitapur. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that in terms of FIR it was alleged that daughter of informant was enticed by accused no. 1 Rishabh with the connivance of other accused named in the FIR including the applicant. Subsequently in both the statements the victim stated that the applicant had also formed physical relation with her. It is stated that the main accused Rishabh @ Reeshu with whom the victim was in love was enlarged on bail vide order dated 9.10.2025 passed in Criminal Misc Bail Application No.9693 of 2025, a copy of which is annexure 6 to the bail application. The tentative age of the victim is around 17 years and 11 months. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the adopting the reasoning contained in paragraph 3 of the order dated 9.10.2025 and the allegations are not even corroborated by the medical on record, however, without commenting upon the merits of the Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kaushal Kishore, Devendra Pratap, Saad Husain, Shashank Shekhar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Annu .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) case, the applicant who is in jail since 20.6.2025 and has no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Annu 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. December 18, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 12687 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench