HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 28764 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No.36 out of 80 T.C.) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Prince Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ashok Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the informant as well as Sri R.P. Patel, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.135 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 87, 65(2) BNS and Section 5M/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Koirauna, District Bhadohi, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The victim is a consenting party as is but evident from her statement recorded U/s 183 BNSS, whereby she travelled with the applicant to several places, including Prayagraj and Surat, and had expressed her willingness to stay with him. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has further argued that the victim by her looks seems to be major, although she is stated to be 16-18 years old as per the ossification test report. The applicant himself is a 18 years old youth. The matter of consensual relationship between two adolescents has been converted into a criminal case by the informant. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 9.7.2026. He undertakes to cooperate Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Madhukar Bharti, Prince Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Ashok Kumar Singh, G.A. Ankit @ Sachin Saroj .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) with the trial and not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. Learned counsel for the informant and learned State Law Officer have vehemently opposed the bail application but the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed. 7. 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 a consenting party as is but evident from her statement recorded U/s 183 BNSS, 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. 8. Let the applicant- Ankit @ Sachin Saroj, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime 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. 9. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 11, 2026 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 28764 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad