Dheerendra Kumar Rawat @ Dhammu v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home
Case brief
What is this about?
Bail granted in rape/Criminal intimidation case; Section 376(2N) IPC; Section 506 IPC; FIR No. 365 of 2024; Police Station Mall, District Lucknow; statements under Section 180 BNSS and Section 183 BNSS; inconsistent statements; allegation of rape made first time in Section 183 BNSS statement; investigation revealed no evidence of any video; victim's tentative age around 19 years; no criminal antecedents; in jail since 27.02.2025; sureties of Rs.20,000/- each; Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 5152 of 2025; Dheerendra Kumar Rawat @ Dhammu; Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia, J.; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; decided October 17, 2025.
What did the court decide?
Release on bail in FIR No. 365 of 2024 on furnishing personal bonds and two reliable sureties of Rs. 20,000/- each to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to conditions: (a) execution of a bond to attend hearings; (b) commission of no offence similar to that charged or suspected; (c) no direct or indirect inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts so as to dissuade disclosure to the Court or any police officer or tamper with the evidence.