Indresh Kumar Vs State of U.P. (Allahabad High Court)
The Allahabad High Court considered a bail application filed by the applicant in connection with F.I.R. No. 594 of 2022 registered at Police Station Ishanagar, District Lakhimpur Kheri, under Sections 363, 366, 504 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 7 and 8 of the POCSO Act.
At the outset, the Court took on record the vakalatnama filed on behalf of the complainant. The Court heard the submissions advanced by the counsel appearing for the applicant, the learned Additional Government Advocate representing the State, and the counsel for the complainant, and also examined the material available on record.
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Counsel for the applicant argued that the applicant had been falsely implicated in the case. It was submitted that during the investigation, the victim’s statements were recorded under Sections 161 and 164 Cr.P.C., and in those statements she had not supported the prosecution’s version of events. The applicant further contended that the investigation had already culminated in the filing of a charge sheet, thereby eliminating any possibility of tampering with evidence.
