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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31814 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE AVNISH SAXENA, J.
1. Heard Sri Sinhasan Ram, learned counsel for accused applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.
2. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant accused- Harphool to enlarge him on bail in Case Crime No. 25 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 87 of BNS, P.S.- Satti, District- Kanpur Dehat during the pendency of trial.
3. It is the contention of learned counsel for accused applicant that the accused applicant has been falsely implicated in the FIR dated 31.5.2026 lodged by brother of the victim for enticement. It is contended that the victim in her statement under Section 183 BNSS has specifically stated that she was in love with the accused applicant and left her parental home on her own and went at the house of the applicant where she solemnized marriage in Court. There was no sexual intercourse between them and she was not enticed by the accused applicant. The charge sheet has been submitted. The applicant has no criminal history. The applicant is languishing in jail since 5.6.2026. He seeks enlargement of accused on bail.
4. Learned A.G.A. has 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. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Sinhasan Ram Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Harphool .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
6. Considering the statement of the victim under Section 183 BNSS, the accused applicant is entitled to be enlarged 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 23, 2026 Krishna* BAIL No. 31814 of 2026 2 (Avnish Saxena,J.) Digitally signed by :- KRISHNA KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad