Smt. Neta @ Geeta and 2 Others v. State of Up and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Criminal Revision No. 4889 of 2024, decided 21.8.2025 by Justice Nalin Kumar Srivastava. Revision by Smt. Neta @ Geeta and 2 others against rejection of their discharge application by the Special Judge (POCSO Act), Rampur (order dated 19.01.2024) in Special Case No.48 of 2022, arising out of Case Crime No.109 of 2022 under Sections 368 IPC and 16/17 POCSO Act, Police Station Ganj, District Rampur. Revision dismissed: charges already framed under Sections 363 IPC and 17 POCSO Act and trial ongoing, so no justification to file discharge application at that stage. Counsel: Ajeet Kumar Srivastava for revisionists; G.A. for opposite party (State of U.P.). Keywords: discharge application after framing of charge, POCSO trial, criminal revision dismissed.
What did the court decide?
When charges have already been framed and the trial is going on, there is no justification to file a discharge application before the court; accordingly the revision fails.