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MADARE @ LEKHRAJ v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. HOME LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

/9826/2025 · 2025-10-13

Pankaj Bhatia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9826 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. None appears for informant despite service of notice. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.119 of 2025, under Sections 87, 137(2), 65(1), 115(2), 351 (1), 127(4) BNS, Sections 5L/6 POCSO, P.S. Kothi, District Barabanki. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant argues that the FIR in question was lodged alleging that the daughter of the informant went missing and was enticed by the applicant. Subsequently in the statement under section 180 BNSS the victim stated that she had gone on her own alongwith applicant to Amritsar as she was harassed by her family members. Similar statement was made in the statement under Section 183 BNSS. The tentative age of the victim is 17 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering that both statements are not corroborating the FIR a llegations against the applicant, however, without commenting upon the merits of the case, the applicant who is in jail since 3.6.2025 having no criminal history is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Madare @ Lekhraj be released on bail in aforesaid FIR number on his furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Nisha Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Madare @ Lekhraj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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 13, 2025 J. K. Dinkar BAIL No. 9826 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- JESHU KUMAR DINKAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench