HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16449 of 2026 Court No. - 65 (Sl. No. 27 out of 269) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Ganga Bhushan Mishra, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Ankit Sharma, learned counsel for the informant as well as Sri V.K.S. Parmar, learned A.G.A. for the State and also perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 25 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64 of BNS and Sections 5J(2)/6 of POCSO Act, Police Station - Et, District - Jalaun, during the pendency of trial. 4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, this Court finds that there is an inordinate delay of 20 days in lodging the FIR. The statement of the victim recorded u/s 183 BNSS prima facie indicates her consent, inasmuch as she had voluntarily accompanied the applicant and was found to be pregnant at the time of her recovery. It is further noted that she is presently residing in the house of the applicant’s paternal aunt (Bua ji), and the applicant has undertaken to make every endeavour to take care of both the victim and her daughter. 5. The aforesaid fact has also not been disputed by learned counsel for the informant. 6. Without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima facie the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ganga Bhushan Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Ankit Sharma, G.A. Vishal Parihar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P.And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant- Vishal Parihar, be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required. 8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. 9. However, the applicant is directed to deposit a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) in a fixed deposit in the name of the offspring through legal guardian (victim/her mother) within a period of six months from the date of his release from jail. May 14, 2026 Siddhant BAIL No. 16449 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad