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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J.
Ankit Verma – Appellant
Versus
State Of U.P. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Krishan Pahal, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Amit Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Deepak Kumar Singh, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
3. As informed by learned AGA, notice to the informant has been served on 10.12.2024 but none is present on behalf of the informant even in the revised call.
4. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 242 of 2024, under Sections 323, 366, 363, 120B, 506, 342, 376(2)(n) I.P.C. and Section 5/6 of the POCSO Act, Police Station Sinduriya, District Maharajganj, during the pendency of trial.
5. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that another bail application having Criminal Misc. Bail Application No.3959 of 2025 was filed in the added sections as the Final Report (charge sheet) was submitted in those sections.
PROSECUTION STORY:
6. The applicant is stated to have enticed away the minor daughter of the informant on 29.05.20204 at about 5 a.m. and was seen taking her by the witnesses. Subsequently, he is stated to have raped her and had left her over at Maharajganj.
ARGUMENTS ON BEHALF OF APPLICANT :
7. The applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has nothing to do wit
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Bail is a rule, not a punishment; the presumption of innocence must be upheld unless proven guilty.
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