This is a criminal Misc. Bail Application where the applicant sought release on bond in cases under IPC and POCSO. The Court noted victim non-support and age uncertainty. It granted bail subject to personal bond and sureties of Rs. 25,000 each.
Releases applicant on personal bond and two sureties of Rs.25,000 each.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC-LKO:46122
Court No. - 11
Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2168 of 2023
Applicant :- Shivakant Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Others Counsel for Applicant :- Arun Singh Somvanshi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Prabhat Kumar Mishra,Salil Shekhar Singh
Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.
(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 :- 14.7.2023 VNP/-
Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the accused-applicant is entitled to bail in an FIR alleging offences under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC and POCSO Act.
Whether the inconsistency in the victim's statement and the medical certificate regarding age affect grant of bail.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Shivakant
State Of U.P.
Pankaj Bhatia
As recorded by the court registry
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