Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:73134 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 6782 of 2025 Applicant :- Shoyeb Ali Alias Gilhari Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Rajiv Chowdhury Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Compliance affidavit filed today is taken on record. 3. Heard Sri Rajiv Chowdhury, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri V.K.S. Parmar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 4. Learned A.G.A. has informed that the notice to the informant has been served on 04.01.2025. 5. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.143 of 2024, under Sections 363, 366, 376(3) I.P.C. and 5L/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Sigra, District Varanasi, during the pendency of trial. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The FIR is delayed by about three days and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. The victim is a consenting party as is evident from the fact that she has gone with the applicant all the way to Surat, Gujarat and has not raised any alarm whatsoever. 7. Learned counsel for the applicant has further stated that the victim by her looks seems to be major, although as per ossification test report, she is between fifteen and half years to sixteen and half years old. The allegations are per se false. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 12.06.2024 and he is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 8. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application. 9. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the delay in institution of the FIR and the fact that the victim seems to be a consenting party, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 10. Let the applicant- Shoyeb Ali Alias Gilhari, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 11. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 12. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. Order Date :- 7.5.2025 (Ravi Kant) (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad