Samar Pasi v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 947 of 2025, decided 12 November 2025 by Pankaj Bhatia, J. Bail ALLOWED for applicant Samar Pasi in FIR No. 85 of 2024, P.S. Bihar, District Unnao, charged under sections 376 IPC and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act. Key grounds: medical report does not corroborate the allegations; tentative victim age around 18 years; statements under Section 161 and 164 Cr.P.C. had supported the prosecution story; applicant in jail since 19.4.2024; no criminal history. Release on personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each, with bail conditions covering attendance at hearings, prohibition on similar offences, and no inducement, threat, promise or tampering with evidence. Useful for searches on bail grants in POCSO/rape cases where medical findings weigh against FIR allegations.
What did the court decide?
Enlargement on bail of applicant Samar Pasi in FIR No. 85 of 2024 (sections 376 IPC and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Bihar, District Unnao) on furnishing a personal bond with two sureties of Rs.20,000/- each, subject to conditions of attending hearings, committing no similar offence, and making no inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case nor tampering with evidence.