Dev @ Devendra v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 66 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 41144 of 2023 Applicant :- Dev @ Devendra Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Pramod Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Arunesh Kumar Singh Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA and perused the record.

¶2The accused-applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.133 of 2023 under sections 363, 366, 376, 506 IPC and section 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Khurja Nagar, District Bulandshahar.

¶3The FIR in question was lodged as a missing person report. Subsequently, in the statement under section 164 Cr.P.C., the victim did not support the prosecution story and stated that she used to like the applicant and had gone out of her own free will to Kolkata. She disclosed her age as 18 years.

¶4Considering the said submissions coupled with the fact that the applicant has no criminal history and is in custody since 07.07.2023 is entitled for the bail. Thus the bail application is allowed.

¶5Let the applicant Dev @ Devendra be released on bail in aforesaid first information report number subject to his furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties of Rs.25000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned with the following conditions:

(a) The applicant shall execute a bond to undertake to attend the hearings;

(b) The applicant shall not commit any offence similar to the offence of which he is accused or suspected of the commission; and

(c) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. Order Date :- 18.12.2023 VNP/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad