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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 28894 of 2026 Court No. - 64 HON'BLE VIVEK VARMA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and Sri Abhinav Dwivedi, Advocate holding brief of Sri Panjak Kumar Sharma, Perused the record. 2. The present bail application has been filed with a prayer to enlarge the applicant on bail in Case Crime No. 168 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 64 B.N.S., and Section 3/4 of POCSO Act, Police Station- Binawar, District- Budaun during pendency of the trial. 3. Counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The victim is a major. The age of the victim was incorrectly got registered in the school records by the victim's parents to give her advantage in life. There is no lawful basis for the age related entry of the victim in the school records. It is next contended that the victim in her statements recorded under Sections 180 and 183 B.N.S.S. stated that she had voluntarily accompanied the applicant to Jodhpur and married him. There is no allegation of any forceful assault against the applicant. The applicant is in jail since 8.2.2026 having no criminal history. In case he is enlarged on bail, he will not misuse the said liberty. 4. Learned A.G.A. for the State opposed the prayer for bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record. 5. Having heard counsel for the parties and having perused the record, this Court prima facie finds that the victim in her statements recorded under Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pankaj Satsangi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Pankaj Kumar Sharma Ramnivas .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
Sections 180 and 183 B.N.S.S. stated that she had voluntarily accompanied the applicant to Jodhpur and married him. There is no allegation of any forceful assault against the applicant. The applicant has no criminal antecedents.
Further, the applicant has presently remained confined for more than three months and there is no hope of early conclusion of trial, more so when no reasonable apprehension has been brought to the fore by the State that the applicant, if enlarged on bail, would either tamper with the evidence or intimidate the witness, without commenting on the merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on bail. 6. Let the applicant, Ramnivas involved in the aforesaid case be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of court concerned on the following conditions that: i. the applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence; ii. the applicant shall not pressurize the prosecution witness; iii. the applicant shall appear on each and every date fixed by the trial court. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to move bail cancellation application before this Court. October 6, 2026 S.S.
BAIL No. 28894 of 2026 2 (Vivek Varma,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHARTH SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad