Raja Alias Rajkumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home, Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 11, Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 11848 of 2022, decided 18.7.2023 by Pankaj Bhatia, J. (Neutral Citation 2023:AHC-LKO:46979). Bail granted in POCSO/IPC case: FIR/Case Crime No. 185 of 2022, Sections 363, 376 IPC and Section 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Kurebhar, District Sultanpur. Key points: FIR began as missing person report; victim hostile in Sections 161/164 Cr.P.C. statements; prolonged custody since 25.07.2022 flagged as violation of Section 35(2) POCSO Act; no criminal antecedents; no conclusive proof of victim's age; Monish vs State of U.P. (Bail Appln. No. 55026 of 2021, decided 09.02.2023) relied on; bail allowed without opinion on merits; two sureties of Rs. 25,000/- each; standard non-tampering and attendance conditions imposed.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Raja @ Rajkumar to be released on bail in FIR/Case Crime No.185 of 2022, under Sections 363, 376 IPC and Section 3/4 of the POCSO Act, Police Station Kurebhar, District Sultanpur, on furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs.25,000/- each, subject to conditions (a) undertaking to attend hearings, (b) not committing any similar offence, and (c) not making any inducement, threat or promise to dissuade disclosure or tamper with evidence.