HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 5253 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J. 1. Heard Ms. Anjali Singh Tomer, learned counsel for accused applicant, Sri Rahul Gaur, learned counsel for the informant and learned A.G.A. for State. 2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant/ accused- Yogesh Rana to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 237 of 2025, under Sections 137(2) BNS and Section 3/4(2) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, P.S.- Ratanpuri, District- Muzaffar Nagar, during the pendency of trial. 3. It is the contention of learned counsel for applicant that the accused applicant has been falsely implicated in the FIR been lodged on 22.12.2025 by the brother of victim, who is deaf and dumb with the allegation that the accused/applicant has dragged the victim aged about 14 years to his shop and committed sexual assault with him. It is the contention of learned counsel that during the trial the informant and victim turned hostile. The statement of informant and victim is on record. Learned counsel further submits that there is fair chance of acquittal. The applicant has three case criminal history and in all the cases he is on bail. The accused applicant is languishing in jail since 23.12.2025. He seeks to be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned counsel for the informant has conceded the hostile statement Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar Singh, Anjali Singh Tomer, Atul Kumar, Nushra Siddiqui Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A., Sushil Kumar Pandey Yogesh Rana .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Through Its Principal Secretary (Home) At Lucknow, U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) of the informant and injured. 4A. Learned A.G.A. for State has opposed the prayer for bail. 5. This Court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Considering that the informant and victim turned hostile to the prosecution, 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 24, 2026 Abhishek Sri. BAIL No. 5253 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- ABHISHEK RANJAN SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad