JUDGMENT :

1. Supplementary affidavit filed on behalf of the applicant today in the Court, the same is taken on record.

2. Heard Sri Ajeet Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Dharmendra Kumar, Advocate holding brief of Sri Pramod Kumar, learned counsel for the opposite party no.2 and learned A.G.A for the State of U.P. as well as perused the record.

3. The present bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicant in Case Crime No.198 of 2022, under Sections 363, 366-A, 376(3) I.P.C., Section 3/4 POCSO Act, Police Station-Dubhar, District-Ballia with the prayer to enlarge him on bail.

4. As per allegation, on 27.12.2022, the minor daughter of informant aged about 15 years did not return at home from her school and on being searched, the informant came to know that the applicant enticed away his minor daughter.

5. The submission of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is innocent person and has been falsely implicated in the case. As per the high school certificate, date of birth of the victim is 5.8.2006 and on the date of incident, the victim was more than 16 years of age. He submitted that the incident took place on 27.12.2022 where FIR was l