The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has allowed a criminal appeal and granted bail to an accused, setting aside a Special Judge’s order that had rejected his bail application. J ustice Pramod Kumar Srivastava observed that the material on record, including the prosecutrix’s statement, indicated a “consensual relationship” and that the lower court had “failed to appreciate the material available on record.”

Case Background:

The judgment was delivered on October 29, 2025, in Criminal Appeal No. 2910 of 2025. The appellant challenged an order dated 05.07.2025, passed by the learned Special Judge (SC/ST Act), Lucknow. The Special Judge had rejected Bail Application No. 4916/2025, keeping the appellant in custody.

The case arises from Case Crime No. 213/2025, register

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