CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 17325 of 2025 at Allahabad

(A.F.R.) Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:89445 Reserved on 20.05.2025 Delivered on 26.05.2025 Court No. - 65 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 17325 of 2025 Applicant :- Pradeep Soni Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Amit Daga,Vikas Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Krishan Pahal,J. [1] Heard Sri Amit Daga and Sri Vikas Tiwari, learned counsels for the applicant, Sri Achyut Ji and Sri Ranjeet Singh, learned counsels for the informant as well as Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. and perused the records. [2] Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 387 of 2024, under Sections 376, 354, 506 I.P.C., Police Station Kotwali, District Jhansi, during the pendency of trial. PROSECUTION STORY: [3] A common FIR was instituted by the two victims on 06.12.2024 with the allegations that the victims V1 (niece of the applicant) and V2 (his daughter) lived with the applicant, a practicing advocate at Jhansi. He tried to have physical relations with the victims several times. About a year ago when they were sleeping at home, the applicant told V1 at 2 o'clock in the night that if she does not have relations with him, she shall be thrown out of the