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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No decision on the bail application itself. Interim compliance directions only: victim's ossification test to be conducted within two weeks if not already done, and the ossification report to be placed before the Court by the next date; Registrar (Compliance) to inform the Chief Judicial Magistrate within 48 hours; matter listed for 15.12.2025 in the additional cause list.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Mithlesh is to be granted bail in connection with the pending sessions trial (S.T. No. 1151/2025, arising out of Case Crime No. 174 of 2025, P.S. Alapur, District Badaun) — the underlying question of this Criminal Misc. Bail Application, which the Court deferred rather than deciding. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

In view of the position stated, the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate is directed that, in S.T. No. 1151/2025 (arising out of Case Crime No. 174 of 2025, ss. 137(2), 87, 64(1) BNS and s. 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Alapur, Distt. Badaun), if the victim's ossification test has not been conducted by the Board constituted by the concerned Chief Medical Officer, it shall be got conducted within two weeks from today.

Key takeaways

After the test is conducted, or if the ossification test was already carried out earlier, the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate is directed to make the ossification report available to this Court by the next fixed date.ratio¶14
The Registrar (Compliance) is directed to intimate this order to the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate within 48 hours, and a copy of the order is to be provided expeditiously to the Registrar (Compliance) and the learned Additional Government Advocate.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT (Court No. 65) — Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J., 24 November 2025 — Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 33587 of 2025, Mithlesh v. State of U.P. & 3 Others: interim compliance order in a pending bail matter. During argument the Court enquired into the victim's age as per ossification test; counsel for the applicant informed the Court that the test had not yet been conducted, and the learned Additional Government Advocate raised no objection. With reference to S.T. No. 1151/2025 arising out of Case Crime No. 174 of 2025 (ss. 137(2), 87, 64(1) BNS and s. 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Alapur, Distt. Badaun), the Court directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate to have the victim examined by the Board constituted by the Chief Medical Officer within two weeks if the test had not been done, and in either event to make the ossification report available to the Court by the next fixed date. The Registrar (Compliance) was directed to intimate the order to the CJM within 48 hours. The matter was listed for 15.12.2025 in the additional cause list; the bail application was not decided on merits.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33587 of 2025

Mithlesh

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others

.....Opposite Party(s)

Counsel for Applicant(s) Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: Bharat Singh : G.A.

Court No. - 65

HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

सूची पुनरीिक्षत।

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 174 सन 2025 से उद्भूत सत्र वाद सं० 1151/2025, अंतगर्त धारा 137(2), 87, 64(1) बी.एन.एस. एवं धारा 3/4 पॉक्सो एक्ट, थाना अलापुर, िजला बदायूं 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 दो 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।

इस आदेश की प्रितिलिप रिजस्टार कंप्लायंस एवं िवद्वान अपर शासकीय अिधवक्ता को

BAIL No. 33587 of 2025

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अिवलंब प्रदान की जाय।

इस वाद को िद० 15.12.2025 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