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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:88833 Court No. - 69 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 4135 of 2025 Applicant :- Ajay Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Hardev Singh,Ramesh Chandra Agrahari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vivek Varma,J.
1. Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned AGA for the State and perused the material on record. 2. The present Anticipatory Bail Application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 161 of 2022, under Sections 366, 328 I.P.C., Police Station- Mauaima, District- Prayagraj. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case. As per the allegations in the first information report, the daughter of the informant, aged 19 years, was enticed away by the applicant. The victim in her statement under Section 161 Cr.P.C. did not support the prosecution version. She stated that she left her house voluntarily and had gone with the applicant to Allahabad Railway Station. She wanted to marry the applicant. However, the victim in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. narrated an entirely different version. It is contended that the inconsistencies in the statement of the victim under Sections 161 Cr.P.C. and 164 Cr.P.C. discredit the prosecution case. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The investigation is still pending. It is next submitted that the applicant has apprehension of his arrest and in case, the applicant is released on anticipatory bail, he will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Having regard to the submissions made by counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations, antecedents of the applicant and the fact that there are inconsistencies in the statement of the victim under Sections 161 Cr.P.C. and 164 Cr.P.C., at this stage, there is no substantive evidence against the applicant, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that
the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail. 6. In the event of arrest, the applicant Ajay Kumar, involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on anticipatory bail during pendency of trial, on furnishing a personal bond of Rs.
50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall co-operate with the Investigating Officer during investigation and shall report to the Investigating Officer as and when required for the purpose of conducting investigation; (ii) 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 them from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicant shall not leave the country during the currency of trial without prior permission from the concerned trial Court. (iv) The applicant shall surrender his passport, if any, to the concerned Court forthwith. His passport will remain in custody of the concerned Court. (v) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence and the witnesses are present in court. (vi) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 of Cr.P.C.
7. In default of any of the conditions, the court concerned is at liberty to pass appropriate orders for enforcing and compelling the same.
8. The application stands disposed of.
Order Date :- 26.5.2025 Sachin Mishra Digitally signed by :- SACHIN MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad