CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 42172 of 2024 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:9273 Court No. - 68 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 42172 of 2024 Applicant :- Sonu Katheria Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Abhishek Kumar Saroj,Nagendra Bahadur Singh Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Ashutosh Srivastava,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Shri S.K. Ojha, learned AGA-I for the State-respondents and perused the record. This bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been moved on behalf of accused- applicant, Sonu Katheria, seeking enlargement on bail in Case Crime No. 0334 of 2024, under Sections 142 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 & 7/8 of POCSO Act, Police Station- Auraiya, District- Auraiya. Learned counsel for the applicant argued that the accused- applicant is innocent. He has been falsely implicated in this very case crime number and is languishing in jail since 28.07.2024. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that no specific allegation of causing harm has been made against the applicant in the FIR. In the statement of the victim recorded under Section 180 and 183 B.N.S.S., no allegation of sexual assault or