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2025 DAILYLAW 59164 (ALL)

JITENDRA YADAV v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

BAIL/16850/2025 · 2025-05-25

Krishan Pahal

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:89605 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16850 of 2025 Applicant :- Jitendra Yadav Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Pradeep Kumar Tiwari,Saubhagya Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Learned State Law Officer has informed that notice to the informant has been served on 15.5.2025. 3. Heard Sri Saubhagya Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant, Ms. Ifrah Islam, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 4. Applicant seeks bail in S.T. No.310 of 2025, arising out of Case Crime No.352 of 2024, under Sections 137(2), 64, 87 B.N.S. and 5/6 POCSO Act, Police Station- Phaphamau, District- Prayagraj, 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. He has nothing to do with the said offence. The FIR is delayed by about seven days and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant has further stated that the victim is a consenting party as is but evident from her statements recorded U/s 180 & 183 B.N.S.S. The victim is major aged about 19 years as per her own statement. 7. It is further argued by learned counsel for the applicant that there is no medical corroboration of the incident either. There is no criminal antecedent of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 15.2.2025 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 State Law Officer 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 FIR and the statement of the victim recorded U/s 183 B.N.S.S. coupled by the fact that there is no medical corroboration of the incident, 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- Jitendra Yadav, 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 pressurize/intimidate 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 :- 26.5.2025 Vikas (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad