HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35884 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Shri Mukesh Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant and Shri J.P. Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The instant bail application has been filed with a prayer to release the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 83 of 2025, under Sections 352, 351(4), 64(1) of B.N.S., Police Station Sevrahi, District Kushi Nagar, during the pendency of the trial. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case though there is no incriminating material against him. It is further submitted that there is no allegation of rape in the first information report as well as in the statement of the victim recorded under Section 180 of BNSS and the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS for the first time has stated that the applicant committed rape on her and the victim has refused to undergo internal medico legal examination. It is further submitted that the victim is a major married lady having three children. It is further submitted that the applicant is having no criminal history and the applicant has been languishing in jail since 28.07.2025, in case, he is granted bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. 4. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the prayer for bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ashish Kumar Sinha, Mir Sayed, Mukesh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Motab Alias Mehtab Ansari .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 5. There is no allegation of rape in the first information report as well as in the statement of the victim recorded under Section 180 of BNSS and the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS for the first time has stated that the applicant committed rape on her and the victim has refused to undergo internal medico legal examination. It is further submitted that the victim is a major married lady having three children. It is further submitted that the applicant is having no criminal history and the applicant has been languishing in jail since 28.07.2025. 6. Considering the entire facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and keeping in view the nature of offence, evidence, complicity of the accused and taking into account overcrowded jails and heavy pendency of criminal cases before the trial courts as well as considering the mandate of the judgement of the Apex Court in the case of Kapil Wadhawan vs Central Bureau of Investigation reported in 2025 SCC OnLine SC 3038 as well as guideline of this Court in the case of Maya Tiwari Vs. State of U.P. reported in 2024 SCC Online All 6765 regarding grant of bail and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 7. Accordingly, the present application is ALLOWED. 8. Let the applicant- Motab Alias Mehtab Ansari involved in the aforementioned 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, with the following conditions:- (i) 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. (ii) The applicant shall cooperate in the trial/investigation sincerely without seeking any adjournment. (iii) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. BAIL No. 35884 of 2025 2 (iv) The applicant shall attend in accordance with the conditions of the bond executed by him. 9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 10. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. Verification of mobile number and Aadhaar card of the applicant as well as sureties should be verified by the court concerned. 11. It is further directed that the trial court shall send the release order to the concerned jail through Bail Order Management System (BOMS) to ensure early release of the applicant. 12. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the applicant through Jail Superintendent, Kushi Nagar at Padrauna via e-mail or e-prison portal within 24 hours in compliance of the order of the Apex Court in the case of Policy Strategy for Grant of Bail, In Re: Suo Motu Writ Petition (Crl.) No.4 of 2021 decided on 31.01.2023 reported in (2024) 10 SCC 685. September 8, 2026 RKM BAIL No. 35884 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAJESH KUMAR MAURYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad