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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35103 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.
1. Heard Sri Ulajhan Singh Bind, learned counsel for accused applicant and learned A.G.A. for State. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused- Sulekha to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 600 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 87 BNS, P.S.- Shikohabad, District- Firozabad, during the pendency of trial. 3. It is the contention of learned counsel for applicant that the accused applicant has been falsely implicated in FIR dated 05.08.2026 lodged by mother of the victim belatedly against two persons including the accused applicant with the allegation that on 02.08.2026 at about 22:00 hours, her daughter has left the parental home at the instance of accused applicant. In the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, she specifically stated that she was called by the accused applicant and gave some money to go along with the Ankit. She went along with Ankit and stay with him where Ankit has not committed any sexual act with her and she went with Ankit on her own. The applicant has no criminal history. Charge sheet is submitted. The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 15.08.2026. He seeks enlargement of accused on bail. 4. Learned A.G.A. for State opposed the bail application. 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Rahul Kumar, Surbhi Bhardwaj, Ulajhan Singh Bind Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sulekha .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considering the statement of victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, the accused/applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 7. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed. 8. The accused/applicant be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of court concerned in view of observation made by the Supreme Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10 SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685]. 9. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and speedy disposal.
October 1, 2026 Sharad/- BAIL No. 35103 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHARAD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad