HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33140 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No.5 out of 114) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. Learned A.G.A. has informed that notice to the informant has been served on 31.8.2026. 2. Heard Sri Raj Kumar Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Anit Kumar Shukla, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.101 of 2026, under Sections 351(3) BNS and 5/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Saadh, District Kanpur Nagar, 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 FIR is delayed by about two days and there is no explanation of the said delay caused. The allegations levelled against the applicant are per se false. The applicant is the cousin of the informant and has been implicated in the case out of vengeance. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 6.4.2026. 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 the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Raj Kumar Sharma, Sunil Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Prithvi Pal @ Chauhan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the delay in institution of FIR coupled with the fact that there is no medical corroboration of the alleged incident, 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- Prithvi Pal @ Chauhan, 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. 8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 17, 2026 Vikas Verma BAIL No. 33140 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- VIKAS VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad