HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 30707 of 2025 Court No. - 66 HON'BLE ASHUTOSH SRIVASTAVA, J. Heard Sri Mohd. Shahibe Alam, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Puneet Kumar Singh, learned AGA for the State-Respondent and perused the record. The present bail application has been moved on behalf of accused-applicant seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 400 of 2025, under Sections 87, 64, 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Police Station T. P. Nagar, District Meerut. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the accused-applicant is innocent and he has been falsely implicated in this case crime number. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is owner of the alleged beauty parlor and the victim came to learn the parlor work and in between love affair was developed between the applicant and the victim. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that the age of victim is about 19 years and she was a consenting party. He further submits that nothing incriminating material has been recovered from the possession of the applicant. There is no independent witness of the alleged incident. From the statement of the witness recorded under Section 180 and Section 183 of B.N.S., it is clear that it is a case of consensual relationship. He further submits that the victim has refused for her medical examination. The applicant is languishing in jail since 22.07.2025. The applicant has no criminal antecedent and there is no likelihood of his fleeing from course of justice or tampering with evidence in case of release on bail. Hence, the bail has been prayed for. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mohd. Shahibe Alam Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Lalit Kumar .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Learned AGA has vehemently opposed the prayer of bail, but could not dispute the above submissions raised by learned counsel for the applicant. Considering all those facts and circumstances, the nature of accusations, severity of the punishment in the case of conviction and nature of supporting evidence, reasonable apprehension of tampering with the witness and prima- facie case, but without commenting on merit of case, a case for bail is made out. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. Let the accused-applicant, Lalit Kumar, involved in above mentioned case crime number be released on bail, on his executing a personal bond and two reliable sureties each, in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to the following conditions: 1. The applicant will not tamper with the evidence. 2. The applicant will not indulge in any criminal activity. 3. The applicant will not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses and co-operate in the trial. 4. The applicant will appear regularly on each and every date fixed by the trial court, unless his personal appearance is exempted through counsel by the court concerned. In the event of breach of any of the aforesaid conditions, the court below will be at liberty to proceed to cancel his bail. October 6, 2025 pks BAIL No. 30707 of 2025 2 (Ashutosh Srivastava,J.) Digitally signed by :- PAWAN KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad