HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 44265 of 2024 Court No. - 64 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J. 1. Case called out in the revised list. Learned counsel for the informant is not present. 2. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Shashank Shekhar Pandey, learned A.G.A. for the State-opposite party, and perused the record. 3. The present bail application has been filed with the prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 124 of 2024, under Sections 354 Ka, 354 Kha, 376 AB I.P.C. and 5M/6, 9M/10 POCSO Act, Police Station Phalawada, District Meerut during the pendency of the trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the instant case. The applicant is in jail since 23.09.2024 having no criminal history. In case he is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Per contra, learned A.G.A. for the State has opposed the prayer for bail. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the record, this Court prima facie finds that as per the allegations contained in the first information report, the applicant is alleged to have acted indecently with the daughter of the informant. The victim in her statements recorded under Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. has supported the prosecution case. During the course of trial, the victim has remained consistent with the prosecution version. The victim is of tender age. The offence is grave. There is likelihood that the applicant committed the offence. At this stage, Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Akhilesh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Farah Zafar, G.A., Jang Bahadur Singh, Sadaful Islam Jafri Lokesh @ Tausi .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) enlarging the applicant on bail will not be conducive to fair trial. 7. Considering the nature and gravity of accusations, the specific role assigned to the applicant, age of the victim and the evidence available on record, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the applicant. 8. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant is rejected. 9. It is made clear that the observations made in this order shall have no bearing on the merits of the case. 10. However, considering the period of incarceration, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same at the earliest without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties. 11. Office is directed to send a copy of this order to the court concerned for information forthwith. September 28, 2026 SKT/- BAIL No. 44265 of 2024 2 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHIVA KANT TIWARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad