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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31513 of 2025
Court No. - 65 (Sr. No.164 out of 259) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised. Learned A.G.A. has informed that notice to the informant has been served on 12.9.2025.
2. Certified copy of the statement of victim/PW-1 provided by learned counsel for the applicant is taken on record.
3. Heard Sri Abhishek Kumar Srivastava, Advocate holding brief of Sri Abhinav Prasad, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Jai Kishan Chaurasia, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record.
4. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.285 of 2025, under Sections 64(2)m, 351(2), 324(4) BNS, Section 5L/6 POCSO Act and Section 67A of I.T. Act, Police Station Khurja Dehat, District Bulandshahr, during the pendency of trial.
5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The victim has been examined during trial as PW-1, who has categorically denied being subjected to sexual assault. She has also stated that the applicant did not misuse his clout and did not post any indecent photograph of her. She has also denied being threatened by the applicant rather has stated that she used to run her mobile no.7983792694.
6. Learned counsel for the applicant has further argued that there is no Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhinav Prasad Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Tarun .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
likelihood of conviction of the applicant in the present, as such, the is entitled to bail. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since
25.7.2025. He undertakes to cooperate with the trial and not misuse the liberty of bail.
7. Learned State Law Officer has vehemently opposed the bail application but the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed.
8. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by
learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into
consideration the fact that the PW-1/victim has denied the prosecution story during trial, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima-facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed.
9. Let the applicant- Tarun, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required.
10. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. April 23, 2026 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 31513 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad