Shivam Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2025)

Shivam Vs State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail granted to applicant Shivam in Case Crime No. 0400 of 2021 (Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC, Section 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act, Sections 5/6 POCSO Act, District Raebareli); release ordered on a personal bond and two sureties of like amount, subject to conditions of not tampering with evidence, not pressurising witnesses, and attendance on every trial date.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Shivam, in custody since 28.10.2021 in Case Crime No. 0400 of 2021 under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC, Section 3(2)(v) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Sections 5/6 POCSO Act (District Raebareli), is entitled to bail in view of the victim's deposition and the completion of recording of her statement.

Court's answer

The Court took into account the victim's deposition as prosecution witness no. 2 that the applicant had not used any force on her.

Ratio / Principle

Considering that the applicant is in jail since 28.10.2021 and that the victim's statement has already been recorded, no possibility remains of influencing the victim upon his release on bail.

Key takeaways

The Court held that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail.ratio¶5
The bail application was allowed: the applicant Shivam is to be released on bail in the above matter on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of like amount to the satisfaction of the concerned Magistrate/court, subject to the conditions that he shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence, shall not pressurise the witnesses, and shall appear before the trial court on each date fixed.ratio¶7

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Court No. 29 — Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:4947; CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. 173 of 2025; order dated 24.1.2025 by Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi, J. Bail ALLOWED for applicant Shivam in Case Crime No. 0400 of 2021 under Sections 363, 366, 376 IPC, Section 3(2)(v) SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and Sections 5/6 POCSO Act, District Raebareli. An earlier bail application (No. 1104 of 2022) had been rejected on 19.05.2023; the renewal rested on the plea that the accused's in-court account differed from his FIR version owing to his former counsel's mistake. The victim had been examined as prosecution witness no. 2 and deposed that the applicant used no force on her; her statement stood recorded between 06.01.2023 and 12.01.2023. Weighing that deposition, custody since 28.10.2021, and the absence of any remaining possibility of influencing the victim, the Court held the applicant entitled to bail and directed release on a personal bond and two sureties of like amount, subject to conditions (no tampering with prosecution evidence; no pressure on witnesses; presence on every date fixed by the trial court).

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:4947

Court No. - 29

Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 173 of 2025

Applicant :- Shivam

Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Govt. Of U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Vyas Narayan Shukla Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

पቚኋरቕኍ कके वविदቚኋन अधधिविकቚኋ शቦኍ व्यቚኋस नቚኋरቚኋयण शशुक्लቚኋ तरቚኋ वविदቚኋन अवतररक शቚኋसककीय अधधिविकቚኋ शቦኍ विቦኍरकेन ् कशुमቚኋर कको सशुनቚኋ तरቚኋ पतቚኋविलቦኍ कቚኋ पररशቦኍलन वकयቚኋ।

पस्तशुत पቚኋररनቚኋ-पत दቚኋरቚኋ पቚኋरቕኍ नके मशुकदमቚኋ अपरቚኋधि ससंख्यቚኋ 0400 सन 2021 अन्तररत धिቚኋरቚኋ 363, 366, 376 भቚኋ०द०ववि०, धिቚኋरቚኋ 3(2)(V) अनशुससूवचित जቚኋवत एविसं अनशुससूवचित जनजቚኋवत (ननृश स ंतቚኋ वनविቚኋरण) अधधिवनयम वि धिቚኋरቚኋ 5/6 ललवरक अपरቚኋधिोሩ सके बቚኋलकोሩ कቚኋ ससंर्ቌण अधधिवनयम रቚኋनቚኋ सलकोन धजलቚኋ रቚኋयबरकेलቦኍ मम जमቚኋनत पर ररहቚኋ वकयके जቚኋनके हकेतशु पቚኋरቕኍ दቚኋरቚኋ यह वदतቦኍय जमቚኋनत पቚኋररनቚኋ-पत पस्तशुत वकयቚኋ रयቚኋ हहै।

परम पቚኋररनቚኋ-पत ससंख्यቚኋ 1104 सन 2022 वदनቚኋसंक 19.05.2023 दቚኋरቚኋ वनरस्त वकयቚኋ रयቚኋ रቚኋ। वदतቦኍय पቚኋररनቚኋ-पत वदनቚኋसंक 07.01.2025 कको इस आधिቚኋर पर पस्तशुत वकयቚኋ रयቚኋ वक कधरत पቦኍव़በतቚኋ नके न्यቚኋयቚኋलय मम असंवकत अपनके बयቚኋन मम घटनቚኋ कቚኋ समररन नहीሻ वकयቚኋ हहै। य्ቕवप पቦኍव़በतቚኋ कቚኋ बयቚኋन न्यቚኋयቚኋलय मम वदनቚኋसंक 06.01.2023 सके वदनቚኋसंक 12.01.2023 तक असंवकत हहआ वकन्तशु परम जमቚኋनत पቚኋररनቚኋ-पत कके सቚኋर उक बयቚኋन ककी पवत ससंल्ሿ ककी रयቦኍ रቦኍ। पቚኋरቕኍ कके वविदቚኋन अधधिविकቚኋ कቚኋ करन हहै वक यह पቚኋरቕኍ कके पसूविर अधधिविकቚኋ ककी रलतቦኍ कके कቚኋरण हहआ तरቚኋ इस कቚኋरण सके पቚኋरቕኍ कको दणणቄኌत नहीሻ वकयቚኋ जቚኋनቚኋ चिቚኋवहए।

पቦኍव़በत सत न्यቚኋयቚኋलय मम अवभयकोजन सቚኋ्ቌቦኍ ससंख्यቚኋ 2 कके रूप मम परቦኍव्ቌत हहई हहै और उसनके अपनቦኍ पवतपरቦኍ्ቌቚኋ मम यह कहቚኋ हहै वक विह पቚኋरቕኍ कके सቚኋर घटनቚኋ कके वदन अपनቦኍ मजቕኍ सके रयቦኍ रቦኍ तरቚኋ विह पቚኋरቕኍ सके पकेम करतቦኍ रቦኍ। घटनቚኋ कके बቚኋद विह घर विቚኋपस आकर सको रयቦኍ रቦኍ। पቚኋरቕኍ नके उसकके सቚኋर ककोई जकोर-जबरदस्तቦኍ नहीሻ ककी।

पቦኍव़በतቚኋ कके उपरकोक बयቚኋन कको दृवቖኌरत रखतके हहए तरቚኋ यह भቦኍ दृवቖኌरत रखतके हहए वक पቚኋरቕኍ वदनቚኋसंक 28.10.2021 सके कቚኋरቚኋरቚኋर मम वनरु्ቍ हहै; जबवक पቦኍव़በतቚኋ कቚኋ बयቚኋन असंवकत हको चिशुकቚኋ हहै, जमቚኋनत वमलनके पर पቦኍव़በतቚኋ कको पभቚኋववित वकयके जቚኋनके ककी ककोई ससंभቚኋविनቚኋ नहीሻ बचिቦኍ हहै, न्यቚኋयቚኋलय कቚኋ मत हहै वक पቚኋरቕኍ जमቚኋनत पቚኋनके कቚኋ अधधिकቚኋरቦኍ हहै।

तद्नशुसቚኋर, जमቚኋनत पቚኋररनቚኋ-पत सव ् ि ቦकቚ ኍ र ኋ वकयቚኋ जቚኋतቚኋ हहै।

आविकेदक वशविम कको वनम्नधलधखत शतरसं कके अधिቦኍन ससंबसंधधित मधजस्ट ट के /न्यቚኋयቚኋलय ककी ससंतशुवቖኌ कके अनशुसቚኋर एक व्यवकरत बसंधिपत और समቚኋन रቚኋवश ककी दको जमቚኋनतम पस्तशुत करनके पर उपरकोक मቚኋमलके मम जमቚኋनत पर ररहቚኋ वकयቚኋ जቚኋए: -

(i) आविकेदक अवभयकोजन सቚኋቌኚय कके सቚኋर छके़በछቚኋ़በ नहीሻ करकेरቚኋ;

(ii) आविकेदक अवभयकोजन प्ቌ कके रविቚኋहोሩ पर दबቚኋवि नहीሻ ቄኌቚኋलकेरቚኋ;

(iii) आविकेदक टटቚኋयल ककोटर दቚኋरቚኋ तय ककी रई पत्य क े तቚኋरቦኍख पर उपणस्रत हकोरቚኋ।

[Subhash Vidyarthi,J.]

Order Date :- 24.1.2025 Ankit

Digitally signed by :- ANKIT SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench