HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9792 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State; Shri R.P. Singh, learned counsel for the informant and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.103 of 2025, under Section 64(1), 352, 351(3) BNS, P.S. Mandhata, District Pratapgarh. 3. The FIR in question was lodged alleging that on 02.08.2025 at about 8 PM the daughter of the informant had gone to relieve herself when the applicant allegedly caught hold of her and committed wrong on her and also thereafter, threatened her. The FIR was lodged on 11.08.2025 i.e. after about 9 days of the alleged incident. In the FIR it was stated that as the applicant was harassing the victim, the FIR was lodged with delay. Similar statements were given under Section 180 & 183 BNSS. The medical of the victim do not corroborate the allegation as the same same was done after substantial delay. The tentative age of the victim is around 20 years. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the substantial delay in lodging the FIR and that apart from the two statements there is nothing to corroborate the allegation coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedent and is in custody since 14.08.2025, the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Jay Prakash Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Umesh Saroj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Let the applicant Umesh Saroj 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 13, 2025 nishant BAIL No. 9792 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench