HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31508 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J. 1. Sri Jagmohan Singh, learned counsel for informant hands up Vakalatnama, the same is taken on record. 1A. Heard Sri Ankit Kumar Pal, learned counsel for accused applicant, Sri Singh, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. for State. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused- Rinku @ Rahul to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 223 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 87, 351(2) BNS, P.S.- Kamalganj, District- Farrukhabad, during the pendency of trial. 3. It is the contention of learned counsel for applicant that the accused applicant has been falsely implicated in belated FIR dated 21.07.2026 lodged by father of the victim with the allegation for enticement of his daughter aged about 17 years, when she went to attend the call of nature, against four persons including the accused applicant. In the statement of victim recorded under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS, she specifically stated about the relations between the two. The accused applicant has only taken the victim to various places. There was no physical relation between the two. It is the contention of learned counsel that there is inconsistency in the statement of victim recorded under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS. The applicant has no criminal history. The investigation is continuing and the applicant is co-operating in the investigation. The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 29.07.2026. He seeks enlargement of accused on bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ankit Kumar Pal, Shad Azam Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Rinku @ Rahul .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 4. Learned counsel for informant and learned A.G.A. for State opposed the bail application. 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considering the inconsistency in the statement of victim recorded under Sections 180 and 183 BNSS, the accused/applicant is entitled to be released on bail. 7. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed. 8. The accused/applicant be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of court concerned in view of observation made by the Supreme Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10 SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685]. 9. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and speedy disposal. September 8, 2026 Sharad/- BAIL No. 31508 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHARAD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad