CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 2171 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 2171 of 2026 Ravishankar .....Applicant(s) Versus The State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kapil Dev Srivastava, Deepak Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Court No. - 13 HON'BLE MANISH KUMAR, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A for the State and perused the record. 2. By means of this application, the applicant, who is involved in Case Crime No. 534 of 2025, under Sections 137(2), 103(1), 238(A) B.N.S {old Sections 363, 302, 201 I.P.C, (now repealed)}, Police Station Maurawan, District- Unnao is seeking enlargement on bail during the trial. 3. As per the FIR dated 11.09.2025, lodged under Section 137(2) of the BNS, 2023 (old Section 363 IPC, now repealed), it has been alleged that on 01.09.2025, the 15-year-old daughter of the informant went missing from her house at about 10:00 p.m. Despite best efforts, she could not be traced. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that the alleged incident is of 01.09.2025, whereas the FIR has been lodged on 11.09.2025 with an unexplained delay of 10 days. It i