CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 39472 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:20306 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 39472 of 2024 Applicant :- Kartik Gautam Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Pravesh Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- Akash Ojha,G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri B.K. Prasad, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Man Singh Verma, learned Advocate holding brief for Sri Akash Ojha, learned counsel for the informant as well as Sri V.K.S. Parmar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 0158 of 2024, U/S 65(1), 87, 137, 351(2) B.N.S. and 3/4 POCSO Act, 2012, Police Station Manduadih, District Varanasi, during the pendency of trial. 4. As per prosecution story, the applicant is stated to have enticed away the minor daughter of the informant aged about 14 years on 3.8.2024 at about 2.30 pm. 5. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case with a view to cause unnecessary harassment and to victimize him. It is stated that he has nothing to do with