Sachin Kumar @ Akash v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko.
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Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 8942 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench; Court No. 12; Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.; decided September 18, 2025. Applicant Sachin Kumar @ Akash (counsel: Vivek Chandra) versus State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. (G.A.). Bail GRANTED in Case Crime No. 301 of 2025, P.S. Ram Nagar, District Barabanki, under Sections 78, 79, 296, 352, 351(2) and 64 of BNS. Court-stated grounds: applicant in jail since 01.08.2025; no criminal history; chargesheet filed; victim's statements under Sections 180 & 183 BNSS lack corroborative evidence; prima facie ingredients of Section 64 BNS appear missing; no opinion expressed on merits. Counsel's submissions (not adopted as court findings): innocence/false implication; no video or obscene video recovered; prosecutrix 30 years old, married with two children; relationship admitted in statement before the doctor and under Sections 180 & 183 BNSS; victim was a consenting party; prosecution lacks corroborative medical evidence; applicant 21 years old. Release terms: personal bond plus two reliable sureties, each in the like amount (figure unstated); conditions invoking Section 229-A of the Indian Panel Code (now Section 269 of BNS), proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. (now Section 84 BNSS) and Section 174-A of the Indian Panel Code (now Section 209 BNS). No precedent cases cited.