Shahbudeen Alias Salman vs State of U.P. and… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2025)

Shahbudeen Alias Salman vs State of U.P. and… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No final decision on the bail application; interim compliance directions issued — ossification test of the victim to be conducted within one month if not already done, ossification report to be furnished to this Court by the next date, Chief Judicial Magistrate to be apprised within 48 hours, and copy of the order supplied forthwith to Registrar (Compliance) and the Additional Government Advocate; case listed for 01.12.2025.

Issue for consideration

In the pending bail application arising out of Case Crime No. 453 of 2024 (Sections 137(2), 87, 64 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Khajani, Gorakhpur), whether the ossification test of the victim for determination of her age has been conducted, and what directions are required for its conduct and for placing the report before the Court.

Court's answer

The concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate is directed that if the victim's ossification test has not been got done by the board fixed by the concerned Chief Medical Officer, it shall be got done within one month from today.

Ratio / Principle

After the ossification test is conducted (or if it was already conducted earlier), the Chief Judicial Magistrate is directed to make the ossification report available to this Court by the next fixed date.

Key takeaways

The Registrar (Compliance) is directed to apprise the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate of this order within 48 hours.ratio¶5

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Court No. 65), Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J., order dated October 27, 2025, in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 17963 of 2025 — Shahbudeen Alias Salman v. State of U.P. and 3 Others — arising out of Case Crime No. 453 of 2024 under Sections 137(2), 87, 64 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Khajani, District Gorakhpur. On the Court's enquiry regarding the victim's age per ossification test, counsel for the applicant stated, without objection from the Additional Government Advocate, that the victim's ossification test had not yet been conducted. The Chief Judicial Magistrate was directed to have the ossification test conducted within one month through the board fixed by the Chief Medical Officer (if not already done) and to place the ossification report before this Court by the next date; the Registrar (Compliance) was directed to apprise the CJM within 48 hours and a copy of the order was to be furnished forthwith to the Registrar (Compliance) and the AGA. The bail application itself was not adjudicated; the case was listed for 01.12.2025.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 17963 of 2025

Shahbudeen Alias Salman

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others

.....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Vikas Yadav, Vishveshwar Mani Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 65

HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

आवेदक के िवद्वान अिधवक्ता एवं िवद्वान अपर शासकीय अिधवक्ता को सुना एवं पत्रावली का पिरशीलन िकया।

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।

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

उपरोक्त के दृिष्टगत संबंिधत मुख्य न्याियक मिजस्ट्रेट को िनदेर्िशत िकया जाता है िक मु०अ०सं० 453 सन 2024 अंतगर्त धारा 137(2), 87, 64 भारतीय न्याय संिहता व धारा 3/4 पॉक्सो एक्ट, थाना खजनी, िजला गोरखपुर की पीिड़ता का ossification test यिद अभी तक संबंिधत मुख्य िचिकत्सािधकारी द्वारा गिठत बोडर् से नहीं कराया गया है तो उसका ossification test आज से 1 माह के अंदर 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।

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

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

इस वाद को िद० 01.12.2025 को सूचीबद्ध िकया जाय।

(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)

October 27, 2025

CP.sahani

Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA PRAKASH SAHANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad