HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35447 of 2026 Court No. - 68 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Pankaj Kumar, learned Advocate holding brief for Sri Shiv Kumar, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri D.K. Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 124 of 2026, under Section 87 BNS, Police Station Chaubiya, District Etawah, during the pendency of trial. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the fact that victim is major, aged about 22 years and it is she only, who is stated to have befriended the applicant on Instagram; the statement of the victim recorded u/s 183 BNSS, whereby she seems to be consenting party, as she had gone with the applicant out of her own sweet will and stayed with him and had married him; the fact that the victim has not allayed any allegations of assault against the applicant and that the applicant has no criminal antecedents to his credit and 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. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 5. Let the applicant- Pradeep, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to verification of sureties, with the condition that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required. 6. Breach of any of the above condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observation herein shall not affect the trial on merits. (Krishan Pahal,J.) October 6, 2026 Shalini Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shiv Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Pradeep .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad