HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 11557 of 2024 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.290 of 2024, under Section 376 IPC & Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, P.S. Khiron, District Raebareli. 3. In terms of the FIR, allegations were levelled through an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. that daughter of the informant aged about 15 years was at home on 20.03.2024 when the applicant called her home and thereafter, misbehaved with her and also inserted finger in the private part. A somewhat similar statement was given in the statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. by the victim. Subsequently, during trial, the victim changed the date of occurrence from 20.03.2024 to 20.04.2024. 4. Learned AGA has opposed the bail application. 5. Considering the difference in the two statements as well as the statement given during trial coupled with the fact that the applicant is in custody since 31.08.2024 and has no criminal antecedents, he is entitled to be enlarged on bail. In view thereof, the application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Ravendra @ Ravindra Kumar be released on bail in Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Bare Lal Bhartiya, Jai Prakash Yadav, Mohammad Imaran, Ramesh Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Mukesh Kumar Ravendra @ Ravindra Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Deptt. Lko And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 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. 11557 of 2024 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- NISHANT MOHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench