Laxmi Prasad v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 15); Subhash Vidyarthi, J.; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 4195 of 2025; Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:29047; decided 16.5.2025. Bail application under S. 439 CrPC allowed in Case Crime No. 457 of 2024 under Ss. 376/504/352/506 IPC, District Sultanpur. FIR dated 24.11.2024 under S. 175(3) BNSS alleging rape on promise of marriage causing pregnancy. Bail granted because the victim's statements were contradictory (age 19 vs 22; relations with several men), no DNA test was done on the child, the applicant was a young first offender in custody since 14.12.2024 and the charge sheet had been filed. Judgment is in Hindi (OCR-degraded text). Keywords: bail, rape, promise of marriage, contradictory statements, DNA test, Sultanpur, BNSS 175(3)/180/183, IPC 376/504/352/506.
What did the court decide?
Bail granted: the applicant is to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court/Magistrate concerned, subject to conditions that he will not threaten or tamper with the prosecution witnesses, will not pressurise the witnesses regarding their statements, and will appear before the trial court on the dates fixed.