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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Bail neither granted nor refused in this order; decision deferred pending the victim's ossification report. Directives issued: ossification test within one week if not already done; report to be made available by the next fixed date; CJM to be intimated within 48 hours; advance copies distributed; case relisted for 04.12.2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant's bail application should proceed to a decision, pending determination of the victim's age through the ossification test, which had not yet been conducted.

Court's answer

Directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate that, if the victim's ossification test has not been got done by the board constituted by the concerned Chief Medical Officer, it shall be conducted within one week from today.

Ratio / Principle

Further directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate that, after the ossification test is conducted — or if it had already been done previously — the ossification report shall be made available to this Court by the next fixed date.

Key takeaways

Registrar (Compliance) directed to intimate the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate of this order within 48 hours.ratio¶6
Advance/immediate copy of this order furnished to Registrar (Compliance) and to the learned Additional Government Advocate.ratio¶7
The matter is to be listed on 04.12.2025 in the additional/supplementary cause list (अतिरिक्त वाद सूची), deferring the bail decision pending the ossification report.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 33515 of 2025, Sitaram v. State of U.P. and 3 others (High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Court No. 65), single-judge bench of Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; order dated November 24, 2025. Application arises out of criminal case No. 0105 of 2023 under Sections 363, 376 IPC and Section 3/4 POCSO Act, Police Station Bhojpur, District Ghaziabad. List reviewed; notice duly served on opposite parties but none appeared. Counsel for applicant and Additional Government Advocate heard. On enquiry, applicant's counsel stated the victim's ossification test had not yet been conducted; the AGA voiced no objection. Court directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate: if the ossification test has not been got done by the board constituted by the concerned Chief Medical Officer, have it done within one week from today, and thereafter — or if already done — make the ossification report available to this Court by the next fixed date. Registrar (Compliance) directed to intimate the CJM of the order within 48 hours; advance copies furnished to Registrar (Compliance) and the AGA. Matter listed for 04.12.2025 (additional cause list). Bail decision deferred pending the report.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33515 of 2025

Sitaram

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others

.....Opposite Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Satyam Jaiswal
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 65

HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

सूची पुनरीिक्षत। िवपक्षी पर नोिटस का तामीला पयार्प्त है, िकन्तु उनकी तरफ से कोई उपिस्थत नहीं है।

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 0105 सन 2023, अंतगर्त धारा 363, 376 भा.दं.सं. एवं धारा 3/4 पॉक्सो एक्ट, थाना भोजपुर, िजला गािजयाबाद 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 एक सप्ताह 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।

BAIL No. 33515 of 2025

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

इस वाद को िद० 04.12.2025 को अितिरक्त वाद सूची में सूचीबद्ध िकया जाय।

(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)

November 24, 2025

Pawan Kumar

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