HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5715 of 2025 Court No. - 12 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as learned A.G.A. and perused the record. Despite service of notice, no one appeared on behalf of the complainant. 2. The applicant seeks enlargement on bail in FIR No.13 of 2025, under Sections 64(1), 351(3) of BNS and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station Malipur, District Ambedkar Nagar. 3. In terms of the FIR, it was alleged that the sister of the informant was sleeping alone on 11.12.2024 when the applicant had committed wrong on her. The FIR was lodged on 24.01.2025. In the statement, the victim stated her age as 19 years and also stated that wrong on committed on 11.12.2024. 4. Learned A.G.A. vehemently opposed the bail prayer. 5. Considering the substantial delay in lodging the FIR and the age of the victim, which is around 19 years coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents and is languishing in jail since 25.01.2025, I am of the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 6. Let the applicant Subhash @ Ravi Prakash be released on bail in the aforesaid first information report on his furnishing personal bonds and Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Maurya, Priyanshi Maurya Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Subhash @ Ravi Prakash .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) two reliable sureties of Rs.20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the 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. November 12, 2025 akverma BAIL No. 5715 of 2025 2 (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench