CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 8537 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 8537 of 2026 Raju .....Applicant(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anil Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 65 (Sr. No.79 out of 294) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. Learned State Law Officer has informed that notice to the informant has been served on 23.2.2026. 2. Heard Sri Anil Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri R.P. Patel, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.418 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 65(2)M BNS and 5(J), (ii), 5L/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Katra, District Shahjahanpur, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is absolutely innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. The victim is a consenting party as is but evident from her statement recorded U/s 183 BNSS. The victim by her looks seems to be major and she herself told her aged to be 18 years. The applicant himself is a 19 years old youth. As such, the matter of consen