Surjeet Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2023)

Surjeet Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2023)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Release of the applicant on bail — the bail application is disposed of 'without any special adverse comment' (operative line OCR-garbled and decoded as the standard grant formula; bond/condition details absent from the supplied text)

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, Surjeet, in custody since 26.11.2022 in a case under Sections 147/354/323/504/376 IPC and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, should be released on bail. +2 more

Court's answer

The bail application is disposed of without any special adverse comment against the applicant; the garbled operative line corresponds to the standard grant formula of the Allahabad High Court, indicating the application was allowed (any bond/condition particulars are not legible in the supplied text).

Ratio / Principle

On the school record considered by the court, the victim's date of birth is 21.09.2005, and on the date of the incident (24.10.2022) her age was 17 years 1 month 3 days; she had herself stated her age as 17 years in her statements under Sections 161 and 164 CrPC.

Key takeaways

The court noted, with underline emphasis, that although a report was drawn on 25.10.2022, no action was taken up to 20.12.2022 despite the victim being found to be a minor — an investigative lapse observed in the course of deciding the bail application (precise wording garbled by OCR).¶11

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bail application (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 1591 of 2023, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J., order dated 22.8.2023) by Surjeet, in custody since 26.11.2022, in a case under Sections 147/354/323/504/376 IPC and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act (case reference '67' as printed; police station/district garbled). Date of incident: 24.10.2022. Age dispute: school record shows the victim's date of birth as 21.09.2005, making her 17 years 1 month 3 days old on the date of incident, and she stated her age as 17 years in her Sections 161/164 CrPC statements; the defence had contended she described herself as above 18. Defence contentions recorded: no name in the victim's Section 164 CrPC statement, an unremarkable medical examination report, absence of independent witnesses, and no criminal history; the prosecution narrative included a photograph of the victim made viral on 13.10.2022 despite an alleged compromise. The court underlined an observation that although a report was drawn on 25.10.2022, no action was taken till 20.12.2022 despite the victim being found minor. The operative line (OCR-garbled) matches the standard formula of disposing of the bail application 'without any special adverse comment', indicating the application was allowed; no bail conditions are legible in the supplied text. No precedent was cited.

Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:169371

Court No. - 68

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 1591 of 2023

Applicant :- Surjeet Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- A.K.Umrao,S.P.S. Chauhan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Amar Nath

Hon'ble Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.

वररममनदमणणणकपककररजममनरपमररनमपत, आववदकससरजजर ककओरसवमस०अ०स० 1054/2022, अनरर धमरम 147/ 354/ 323/ 504/ 376 भम०दद०वव०धमरम 3/4 पपकसस एकटधमरम 67 आई.टज. एकट, रमनमकवमसर, जजलमअलजरढममजममनरपरमसककरनवहवरस पसरसरवकयमरयमहह।

आववदककवववदमनअजधवकम, पररवमदजकवववदमनअजधवकमएवदववदमनअपरशमसककय अजधवकमकसससनमररमपतमवलजकमपररशजलनवकयम।

आववदककवववदमनअजधवकमनवरकरपसरसरवकयमवकआववदककसइसपकररममझझठम फसमयमरयमहह, उसनवकजररअपरमधकमरररनहहवकयमहह, आववदककसरलरवफजर ररजकवसवफसमयमरयमहह।वमसरवममवववमददजपमवलजकवपवरकवऊपरपटमखवजलमनवकस लवकरहहआरमजजसकवसदबदधममअवभयसकककममदनवरमनवपरररपसटरदजरकरमयजरज।पजवडरम कवधमरम 164 दद.प.सद. कवबयमननममअवभयसकदमरमरलरकममकरनवककवरजरवसरमनकम नममनहसनमयहदशम र महहवकघटनमझझदठजहह।पजवडरमकवशरजरपरजमवहरमवपमइववटपमटर परकसईअ द रनजचनटनहहहह।पजवडरम 18 वररसवअजधकआयसककबमजलरहह।घटनमकम कसईसवरदतरवमहनहहहह।आववदकनवनरसपजवडरमकवसमरबलमतकमरवकयमरयमहहऔरन हजछवडछमडककरयजहह।आववदककमकसईआपरमजधकइवरहमसनहहहह।आववदकवनदररहह ररमवहइसपकररममवद० 26.11.2022 सवकमरमरमरममवनरदहहइसजलएआववदककस जममनरपरछसडवदयमजमय।

पररवमदजकवववदमनअजधवकमएवदववदमनअपरशमसककयअजधवकमनवआववदककवववदमन अजधवकमकवरकरकमपबलववरसधकररवहहएरकरपसरसरवकयमवकक-

धमरम 164 दद.प.सद. कवबयमननममपजवडरमनवकरनवकयमहहवककरजबएकसमलपहलवसव ससरजजरपणससजपजवडरमकमपजछमकररमरम।जबवहसकझलजमरजरज।पजवडरमकवमनम करनवपरभजससरजजरउसकमपजछमकररमरम।करजबएकसमलपहलवजबवहसकझलजमरहज रज।रसससरजजरनवउसवअपनजबमइकपरबहठनवकककहमरसवहउसककबमइकपरबहठजवफर कसलणवणडदकवपलमईजजससवउसकसनशमहहआवफरवहबवहसशहसरयजवफरजबउसवहसश आयमरसउसनवअपनवआपकसएकअदजमनजरहपमयम।वहनदरजअवसरमममरजउसकवसमर बलमतकमरहहआरमउसवककववलकमरवममससरजजररमवफरउसककफसटसवमयरलकरनवकक धमककभजदजरजससरजजरनव। पजवडरमकसवदनमदकवमहजनमयमदनहहहहवफरससरजजरनव पजवडरमकसछसडवदयमआधवरमसरववफरवहपहदलघरआयजससरजजरनवजमनसवममरनवकक धमककभजदज।उसकवबमदससरजजरउससववमलनवकमदबमवबनमरमरम। 30.09.2022 कस घरवमलननवससरजजरकसपकडजलयमजबवसउसकवसकझलपरआयमरम। 30.09.2022 कस रमजवनदससरजजरकवरमऊजजनवरमनवपरसमझझरमकमदबमवबनमयम।पजवडरमनवसमझझरम वकयमपरनरस 13.10.2022 कसउसककफसटसवमयरलकरदजरयज।वदनमदक 24.10.2022 कसससरजजर, रमजवनद, ववववक, रसवहर, रसवबनवबबलझनवउसकवभमईरसवहरकवसमरममरपजट करजवफरसभजनवउसकवसमरममरपजटकरवछवडखमनजकरज।

कवसणमयरजकवअवलसकनसवसपषहहवकआयसकवसदबदधममववववचकदमरमपजवडरम हमईसकझलपरजकम 2022 कवपममरपत-सह-अदकपतकसकवसणमयरजममशमवमलवकयमरयमहह जजसममपजवडरमककजनमवरजर 21.09.2005 दशमरयजरयजहहजजसकवअन स मरघटनमकक वरजर 24.10.2022 कसपजवडरमककआयस 17 वरर 01 ममह 03 वदनहसरजहह।पजवणरमनव अपनवधमरम 161 व 164 द.प.सद. कवबयमननममअपनजउम 17 वररबरमयजइसपकमरपजवडरम घटनमकववदनऩमबमजलरपरजरहसरजहह। यहमद यहबमरउलवखनजयहह वकपरमसझचनमररपसट वदनमदक 25.10.2022 कसरमनव परदजर हहईहह परनरस उसक बमवजझदआजवदनमदक 20.12.2022 रकववववचकदमरमपजवडरमकव नमबमजलरपमयव जमनव परभजउसकमवचवकतसजय परजकरनहहकरमयमरयमरम। आववदकदमरमकमरररअपरमधसदजवयएवदरदमभजरपककवरकमहह, इसजलएआववदककसजममनरपरनछसडमजमयव।

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Order Date :- 22.8.2023/S.Mishra

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