Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:75605 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2418 of 2025 Applicant :- Shahjaade Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Vivek Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri A.K. Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 251 of 2023, U/S 366, 120(B), 376(D) IPC, Police Station Awagarh, District Etah, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per prosecution story, the applicant in collusion with several other co-accused persons is stated to have enticed away the daughter-in-law of the informant. The victim is stated to have taken away certain ornaments and Rs. 2.5 lakh alongwith her. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case with a view to cause unnecessary harassment and to victimize him. It is stated that he has nothing to do with the said offence. It is stated that FIR is delayed by six days and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. 6. It is further stated that the victim seems to be the consenting party, as is evident from the fact that she had taken away cash and ornaments from her house. The prosecution story stands completely transformed in her statement recorded u/s 164 Cr.P.C., whereby she has stated that the applicant had stolen her ornaments and money, as such, called her to Etah bus stand to return the said amount and ornaments and had forcibly taken her away and raped her. 7. Learned counsel has further stated that there is no recovery of any ornaments or money from the applicant. The allegations are per se false. There is no medical corroboration of the incident. 8. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 17.10.2023. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 9. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application but has not disputed the fact that there is no criminal history of the applicant and the aforesaid submissions of learned counsel for the applicant. 10. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, the delay in institution of FIR and there being no recovery of cash or ornaments from the applicant, 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. 11. Let the applicant- Shahjaade involved in aforementioned case crime number be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence. (ii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the Trial Court on dates fixed for (1) opening of the case, (2) framing of charge and (3) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C./351 B.N.S.S. If in the opinion of the Trial Court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the Trial Court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 12. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. Identity, status and residence proof of the applicant and sureties be verified by the court concerned before the bonds are accepted. 13. 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 :- 9.5.2025 Shalini (Justice Krishan Pahal) Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad