Dayashankar vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others
- Neutral2026:AHC:105407
Ratio decidendi
The rule this decision rests on
In a bail application under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and POCSO Act, where the victim's statement recorded under section 183 BNSS indicates consent and voluntary accompaniment with the accused without raising alarm, and there has been delay in lodging the FIR, the court may grant bail during trial pendency on the basis that a prima facie case for bail has been made out, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case. The conditions for grant of bail in such cases include furnishing personal bond and sureties, undertaking not to tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses, and appearing before the trial court as required; breach of any such condition shall entail cancellation of bail.
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Judgment
As delivered
1. List has been revised. As informed by learned A.G.A., notice to the informant has been served on 29.4.2026.
2. Heard Sri Bed Prakash Rai, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri A.K. Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 42 of 2026, under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) BNS and 3/4 POCSO Act, Police Station Bahjoi, District Sambhal, during the pendency of trial.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the statement of the victim recorded u/s 183 BNSS, whereby she seems to be consenting party, as she had gone with the applicant to several places and did not raise any alarm during the said sojourn, the delay of two days in lodging of FIR and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima facie, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed.
5. Let the applicant- Dayashankar, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his 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 the condition that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required.
6. Breach of any of the above condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observation herein shall not affect the trial on merits.
(Krishan Pahal,J.)
May 7, 2026
Shalini
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