Rajat v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
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Court: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 70. Judge: Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J. Order date: 12.8.2025. Neutral Citation No. 2025:AHC:136900. Case: Criminal Misc. Anticipatory Bail Application U/S 482 BNSS No. 4549 of 2025. Applicant: Rajat; Opposite Party: State of U.P. and 3 others; counsels Ram Awadh Mishra and Siddhartha Mishra (applicant), G.A. (State). Triggering case: FIR/Crime No. 01 of 2024, Sections 376/506 IPC and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, District Kannauj (police-station token garbled in source). Precedent engaged: Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre vs. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 (criteria for anticipatory bail). Disposition: anticipatory bail allowed without comment on merits; Rs. 50,000/- personal bond, two guarantors, three bail conditions (appearance; no intimidation/inducement of witnesses or officials; cooperation and no misuse of bail) and a cancellation-on-breach clause. Keywords: anticipatory bail, Section 482 BNSS, 376 IPC, 506 IPC, POCSO Act Sections 3 and 4, Kannauj, personal bond, sureties, bail conditions.