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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim protection granted: till the next date of listing (week commencing 4th August, 2025), no coercive action shall be initiated against the applicant in pursuance of Sessions Case No. 1519 of 2025 (State vs. Rajan) arising out of Case Crime No. 364 of 2024 (P.S. Nagal, District Saharanpur). Parties directed to file their written compromise dated 10.04.2025 within 15 days; upon filing, the learned court concerned (Special Judge (POCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 13, Saharanpur) to accept and verify the compromise in the presence of both parties within four weeks thereafter; Registrar (Compliance) to ensure service of the order and place the verification report on record, the matter to be adjudicated on the basis of that verification report. Final adjudication deferred pending the verification report.

Issue for consideration

Whether the parties' written compromise dated 10.04.2025 should be filed before, and accepted and verified by, the learned court concerned (Special Judge (POCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 13, Saharanpur), so that the matter may be adjudicated on the basis of the verification report. +1 more

Court's answer

Both learned counsel appearing for the parties were requested to advise their clients to file the compromise dated 10.04.2025 before the learned court concerned within 15 days.

Ratio / Principle

If the compromise dated 10.04.2025 is filed within the stipulated time, the learned court concerned is directed to accept the compromise and verify it in the presence of both parties within four weeks thereafter.

Key takeaways

Registrar (Compliance) is directed to ensure service of the order upon the learned Special Judge (POCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 13, Saharanpur/concerned court and to place the verification report received therefrom on record, so that the matter may be adjudicated on the basis of the verification report.ratio¶8
The case is to be listed in the week commencing 4th August, 2025.obiter¶9
Till the next date of listing, no coercive action shall be initiated against the applicant in pursuance of Sessions Case No. 1519 of 2025 (State vs. Rajan) arising out of Case Crime No. 364 of 2024, under Sections 333, 74, 351(3), 115(2) B.N.S. and Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, P.S. Nagal, District Saharanpur; this interim protection was not disputed by the counsel for opposite party no. 2.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court, Court No. 74 (Saurabh Srivastava, J.; order dated 22.5.2025) — APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. 15620 of 2025, Rajan v. State Of U.P. And 3 Others. Both counsel jointly submitted that the parties had already entered into a compromise reduced in writing on dated 10.04.2025, not yet filed before the learned court concerned. Counsel were requested to advise their clients to file the compromise within 15 days; on such filing, the learned court concerned (Special Judge (POCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 13, Saharanpur) was directed to accept the compromise and verify it in the presence of both parties within four weeks thereafter. Registrar (Compliance) was directed to ensure service of the order thereupon and to place the verification report on record, the matter thereafter to be adjudicated on the basis of the verification report. Interim protection: till the next date of listing (week commencing 4th August, 2025), no coercive action shall be initiated against the applicant in pursuance of Sessions Case No. 1519 of 2025 (State vs. Rajan) arising out of Case Crime No. 364 of 2024, under Sections 333, 74, 351(3), 115(2) B.N.S. and Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, P.S. Nagal, District Saharanpur — not disputed by counsel for opposite party no. 2.