Rohit Kumar Savita v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Bail – Sections 64(2)(M), 331(2), 351(3) BNS and 5L/6 POCSO Act
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Krishan Pahal, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 14410 of 2026, decided May 7, 2026: bail allowed to applicant Rohit Kumar Savita in Case Crime No. 13 of 2026 under Sections 64(2)(M), 331(2), 351(3) BNS and 5L/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali Nagar, District Hamirpur, during pendency of trial. Grounds: twenty-one-day delay in FIR with no explanation and no medical corroboration of the incident; victim's Section 183 BNSS statement alleged 3-4 earlier incidents of rape, which defence claimed were inflated and foisted out of vengeance (applicant is uncle of the victim); applicant in custody since 24.1.2026. Relief: personal bond with two sureties each in like amount; conditions against tampering with evidence/intimidating witnesses and to appear before trial court; breach a ground for cancellation; observations not to affect trial.
What did the court decide?
Applicant Rohit Kumar Savita to be released on bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required; breach of conditions to be a ground for cancellation of bail.