HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 15229 of 2026 Court No. - 65 (Sr. No.17 out of 259) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. Learned A.G.A. has informed that the notice to the informant has been served on 29.04.2026, but none is present on behalf of the informant. 2. Heard Sri Jeet Bahadur Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.536 of 2025, under Sections 351(3), 70(1) BNS, 2023 and Section 5/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Baberu, District Banda, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is not named in the FIR. The name of the applicant was missing in the statement of the victim recorded under Section 180 BNSS also, but subsequently his name has been introduced in the statement of the victim recorded under Section 183 BNSS, whereby the role of catching hold of the victim has been assigned to him. The main accused person, Lavkush, who is stated to have raped the victim, has been enlarged on bail by this Court vide order dated 15.04.2026 passed in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.11634 of 2026. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 18.02.2026. He undertakes to cooperate with the trial and not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application but could Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Jeet Bahadur Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Mahesh .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) not dispute the submissions made by the counsel for the applicant. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration that the applicant is not named in the FIR and his name has subsequently been introduced by the victim in her statement recorded under Section 183 BNSS, coupled with the fact that the main accused person, who is stated to have raped the victim, has already been enlarged on bail, 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. The bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant- Mahesh, 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. May 6, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 15229 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad