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Gaurav v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC15 May 2025BAIL/16407/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Bail application (undecided, adjourned to 08.12.2025); direction regarding ossification test of POCSO victim; Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) BNS; Sections 3/4 POCSO Act; Case Crime No. 60/2025; P.S. Meerapur, Dist. Muzaffarnagar; Chief Judicial Magistrate direction; Chief Medical Officer board; Registrar Compliance 48-hour intimation; Gaurav v. State of U.P.; Allahabad High Court; Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; order dated November 15, 2025.

What did the court decide?

No bail decision made; interim compliance directions issued — victim's ossification test to be conducted before the next fixed date (if not already done) and the ossification report placed before the Court by that date; Registrar Compliance to notify the CJM within 48 hours; case listed for 08.12.2025. ¶17

Gaurav vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the ossification test for determining the age of the victim (Case Crime No. 60 of 2025, Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) BNS and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Meerapur, Dist. Muzaffarnagar) has been conducted, and if not, that it be conducted and the ossification report be made available to the Court before the next fixed date.

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Court's answer

Directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate that, if the ossification test of the victim of Case Crime No. 60 of 2025 (P.S. Meerapur, Dist. Muzaffarnagar) has not been conducted by the board constituted by the concerned Chief Medical Officer, it be got conducted before the next fixed date.

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Ratio / Principle

Further directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate that, after the ossification test is conducted (or if it was already conducted earlier), the ossification report be made available before this Court by the next fixed date.

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Key takeaways

Registrar (Compliance) directed to intimate the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate of this order within 48 hours.ratio¶15
Copy of the order to be provided forthwith to Registrar (Compliance) and the learned Additional Government Advocate.obiter¶16

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Interim compliance order of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.) dated November 15, 2025 in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 16407 of 2025 (Gaurav v. State of U.P. and 3 others): on inquiry it emerged that the ossification test (age-determination) of the victim in Case Crime No. 60 of 2025, registered under Sections 137(2), 87, 64(1) BNS and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act at Police Station Meerapur, District Muzaffarnagar, had not been conducted; the Court directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate to have the test conducted by the board constituted by the Chief Medical Officer before the next fixed date, and to place the ossification report before the Court by that date; Registrar (Compliance) to intimate the CJM of the order within 48 hours; matter listed for 08.12.2025. The bail application itself remained undecided.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 16407 of 2025

Gaurav

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others

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.....Opposite Party(s)

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Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Umair Mahmood
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

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Court No. - 65

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HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

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सूची पुनरीिक्षत।

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कायार्लय आख्या के मुतािबक सूचनाकतार्/िवपक्षी पर नोिटस का तामीला पयार्प्त है, िकन्तु उनकी तरफ से कोई उपिस्थत नहीं है।

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कुछ समय तक तकर् होने के पश्चात् जब न्यायालय द्वारा ossification test के अनुसार पीिड़ता की उम्र के बारे में पूछा गया तो आवेदक के िवद्वान अिधवक्ता ने अवगत कराया िक अभी तक पीिड़ता का ossification test नहीं हुआ है।

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िवद्वान अपर शासकीय अिधवक्ता ने आवेदक के िवद्वान अिधवक्ता के इस कथन पर कोई आपित्त नहीं है।

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उपरोक्त के दृिष्टगत संबंिधत मुख्य न्याियक मिजस्ट्रेट को िनदेर्िशत िकया जाता है िक मु०अ०सं० 60 सन 2025, अंतगर्त धारा 137(2), 87, 64(1) बी.एन.एस. एवं धारा 3/4 पॉक्सो एक्ट, थाना मीरापुर, िजला मुजफ्फरनगर की पीिड़ता का ossification test यिद अभी तक संबंिधत मुख्य िचिकत्सािधकारी द्वारा गिठत बोडर् से नहीं कराया गया है तो उसका ossification test अिग्रम िनयत ितिथ के पूवर् कराया जाय तथा उक्त टेस्ट कराने के पश्चात या यिद पूवर् में ही ossification test कराया गया हो तो संबंिधत मुख्य न्याियक मिजस्ट्रेट को िनदेर्िशत िकया जाता है िक उक्त ossification report इस न्यायालय में अगली िनयत ितिथ तक उपलब्ध कराया जाय।

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रिजस्ट्रार कंप्लायंस को िनदेर्िशत िकया जाता है िक इस आदेश से, संबंिधत मुख्य न्याियक मिजस्ट्रेट को 48 घंटे के अंदर अवगत कराया जाय।

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इस आदेश की प्रितिलिप रिजस्टार कंप्लायंस एवं िवद्वान अपर शासकीय अिधवक्ता को अिवलंब प्रदान की जाय।

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इस वाद को िद० 08.12.2025 को सूचीबद्ध िकया जाय।

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(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)

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November 15, 2025 Pawan Kumar

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Digitally signed by :- PAWAN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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