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Vinay Kumar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC10 Oct 2025BAIL/33603/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Ossification test direction; age determination of victim; FIR/Crime No. 151 of 2024; Sections 137(2), 87, 64 B.N.S.; Sections 3/4 POCSO Act; P.S. Civil Lines, District Etawah; Chief Judicial Magistrate compliance direction; Registrar Compliance 48-hour intimation; bail application listed for 04.12.2025; Vinay Kumar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others; Allahabad High Court; Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.; order dated November 24, 2025.

What did the court decide?

No decision on the bail prayer; interim compliance directions issued — victim's ossification test to be completed within one week and the report placed before the Court by the next date; matter listed in the additional list for 04.12.2025. ¶19

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What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the ossification test (age determination) of the victim in FIR No. 151 of 2024 (Ss. 137(2), 87, 64 B.N.S.; Ss. 3/4 POCSO Act), P.S. Civil Lines, District Etawah, has been conducted, and what directions are required for its conduct and for placing the report before the Court.

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Court's answer

The concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate is directed that if the victim's ossification test has not been done by the concerned Chief Medical Officer through the constituted board, it shall be done within one week from today; and after the test (or if already done earlier), the ossification report shall be made available in this Court by the next fixed date.

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Ratio / Principle

The Registrar Compliance is directed to apprise the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate of this order within 48 hours.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Court No. 65), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 33603 of 2025 — Vinay Kumar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others; order dated November 24, 2025 by Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J. Interim compliance order in a pending bail application arising from FIR No. 151 of 2024 under Sections 137(2), 87, 64 B.N.S. and Sections 3/4 POCSO Act, P.S. Civil Lines, District Etawah. On enquiry, the applicant's counsel stated that the victim's ossification test (age determination) had not yet been conducted, to which the Additional Government Advocate raised no objection. The Court directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate to have the ossification test performed by the CMO-constituted board within one week, or, if already performed, to make the ossification report available in the Court by the next fixed date; Registrar Compliance to inform the CJM within 48 hours; copy of the order furnished forthwith to Registrar Compliance and the AGA; case listed in the additional list for 04.12.2025. Bail decision deferred.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33603 of 2025

Vinay Kumar

.....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)	: Ambreesh Kumar
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। िवपक्षी पर नोिटस का तामीला पयार्प्त है, िकन्तु उनकी तरफ से कोई उपिस्थत नहीं है।

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

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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 151 सन 2024, अंतगर्त धारा 137(2), 87, 64 बी.एन.एस. एवं धारा 3/4 पॉक्सो एक्ट, थाना िसिवल लाइन्स, िजला इटावा 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।

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