Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136200 Court No. - 64 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 27760 of 2025 Applicant :- Mukesh Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Pushpendra Singh,Wahid Jamal Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Samit Gopal,J. 1. List revised. 2. Heard Sri Wahid Jamal, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Ajay Singh, learned A.G.A.-I for the State and perused the material on record. 3. This bail application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023 has been filed by the applicant- Mukesh, seeking enlargement on bail during trial in connection with Case Crime No. 195 of 2025, under Sections 64, 333, 351(2) B.N.S., Police Station Harduaganj, District Aligarh. 4. The first information report of the present matter was lodged on 29.05.2025 by the victim against the applicant alleging therein that the applicant is a cook by profession and a known person to her. He was pressurizing her to meet him since long. On 22.05.2025 at about 10 pm he jumped inside her house and committed rape upon her. On her shout her father-in-law and mother-in-law woke up and tried to apprehend him but he ran away. He also made a video of the incident of which he is threatening to make it viral. A report be lodged and action be taken. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is submitted that the victim is a major and married woman aged about 35 years, paragraph 9 of the affidavit has been placed before the Court. It is submitted that no such video has been recovered during investigation and even the first informant / victim states that she has not seen any video, paragraph 11 of the affidavit has been placed before the Court. It is further submitted that the first information report has been lodged after an unexplained delay of about 07 days. The applicant has no criminal history as stated in para 16 of the affidavit and is in jail since 01.07.2025. 6. Per contra, learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer for bail. 7. After having heard learned counsel for the parties and perusing the record, it is evident that the victim is a major and married woman. The first information report has been lodged after a delay of 07 days which is not explained. No such video has been recovered during investigation and even the victim denies having being in possession of any such video. 8. Looking to the facts and circumstances of this case, the nature of evidence and also the absence of any convincing material to indicate the possibility of tampering with the evidence, this Court is of the view that the applicant may be enlarged on bail. 9. Let the applicant- Mukesh, be released on bail in the aforesaid case crime number on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions which are being imposed in the interest of justice:- (i) The applicant will not tamper with prosecution evidence and will not harm or harass the victim/complainant in any manner whatsoever. (ii) The applicant will abide the orders of court, will attend the court on every date and will not delay the disposal of trial in any manner whatsoever. (iii) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the date fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (iv) The applicant will not misuse the liberty of bail in any manner whatsoever. In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under section 84 B.N.S.S., 2023 may be issued and if applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under section 209 B.N.S., 2023. (v) 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 351 B.N.S.S., 2023. 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 and the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 B.N.S., 2023. (vi) The trial court may make all possible efforts/endeavour and try to conclude the trial expeditiously after the release of the applicant. 10. The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by court concerned and in case of breach of any of the conditions mentioned above, court concerned will be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicant to prison. 11. The bail application is allowed. 12. Pending application (s), if any, shall stand disposed of. Order Date :- 12.8.2025 AS Rathore (Samit Gopal,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK SINGH RATHOR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad