2 1 . BA] SL. No. Dat e Office Not es, r epor t s, or der s or pr oceedin gs or dir ect ion s an d Regist r ar ’s or der w it h Sign at u r es COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS 2026:UHC:3680 BA1 No.364 of 2026 Neeraj Kumar Vs. State of Uttarakhand Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. M.K. Ray, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. Pradeep Lohani, learned AGA for the State. 3. Present bail application is filed by the applicant, who is in judicial custody in connection with Case Crime/FIR No.384 of 2025 under Section 65(1), 137(2), 87 B.N.S. 2023 and Section 5/6 of The Protection Children from Sexual Offences Act, P.S. Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 4. The FIR is lodged by the father of the prosecutrix with the allegation that his minor daughter is missing from home since 05.09.2025 without informing anyone in the family. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that FIR is delayed one. He submits that victim was recovered after three days of the incident from the police station Kashipur alongwith the applicant and during these days she visited various placed with the applicant and she did not raise any alarm. He submits that in her statement before the learned trial court she has categorically stated that she was in love with the applicant since a long period. He submits that applicant has no criminal history and is languishing in jail since 11.09.2025. 6. Learned State counsel vehemently opposed the bail application and submits that accused applicant enticed the minor victim and made physical relations with her and pressurized her for marriage. He submits that on the basis of the statement of the complainant, victim, witness and other documentary evidence the involvement of the accused was found. He submits that enticing a minor child is a heinous crime thus the bail application of the applicant is liable to be rejected. 7. Having heard the rival contention of the parties and after perusal of the record, this Court is of the view that it is a heinous crime which the present applicant has committed hence the bail application of the applicant deserves to be rejected. Accordingly, bail application is rejected. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 13.05.2026 Arti