Ashish Kumar v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted; POCSO bail; IPC 363/376(2)(n); SC/ST Act 3(2)v; minor-victim age discrepancy (victim claims 18, medico-legal opinion 16); alleged consensual elopement and marriage; victim statements under Sections 161/164 Cr.P.C. deny any misdeed by applicant; no injury or sign of force in medico legal examination; charge sheet dated 29.09.2024; investigation concluded; applicant aged 22, no criminal history, in custody since 10.09.2024; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 470 of 2025; neutral citation 2025:AHC-LKO:27860.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Ashish Kumar to be released on bail in Case Crime No. 134/2024 on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of magistrate/court concerned, subject to: (i) not tampering with prosecution evidence; (ii) not pressurizing prosecution witnesses; (iii) appearing on each and every date fixed by the trial court.