Lakshman vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2026)

Lakshman vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No decision on bail; interim directions issued: ossification test of the victim to be conducted within three weeks if not already done, and the ossification report to be placed before the Court in a sealed envelope by the next date; Registrar (Compliance) to communicate the order to the Chief Judicial Magistrate within 48 hours; certified copy to be furnished expeditiously to Registrar (Compliance) and the learned AGA; case listed on 08.04.2026 in the additional cause list.

Issue for consideration

Consideration of applicant Lakshman's bail application (Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 18950 of 2025) arising out of Case Crime No. 167 of 2024, PS Sakaldiha, District Chandauli. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate that if the victim's ossification test has not been conducted by the concerned Chief Medical Officer as per the constituted board, it shall be conducted within three weeks from today.

Key takeaways

Further directed that after the test, or if the ossification test was already conducted earlier, the ossification report be made available to this Court in a sealed envelope by the next fixed date.ratio¶¶11
Directed the Registrar (Compliance) to inform the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate of this order within 48 hours.ratio¶¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), order dated March 16, 2026, in Lakshman v. State of U.P. & 3 Others, Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 18950 of 2025: In a bail matter arising from Case Crime No. 167 of 2024 under Sections 137(2)/87/351(2)/65(1) BNS and Sections 3/4(2) POCSO Act, PS Sakaldiha, District Chandauli, the Court — noting on inquiry that the victim's ossification test had not yet been conducted, a statement to which the Additional Government Advocate raised no objection — directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate to have the ossification test conducted within three weeks and to place the ossification report in a sealed envelope before the Court by the next fixed date; the Registrar (Compliance) was directed to inform the CJM of the order within 48 hours; the matter was listed for 08.04.2026 in the additional cause list. The bail application was not decided on merits.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 18950 of 2025

Lakshman

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kshitij Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 65

HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

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

कुछ देर तक बहस 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। 4. उपरोक्त के दृिष्टगत संबंिधत मुख्य न्याियक मिजस्ट्रेट को िनदेर्िशत िकया जाता है िक मु०अ०सं० 167 सन 2024 अंतगर्त धारा 137(2)/ 87/ 351(2)/ 65(1) भा.न्या.सं. एवं 3/4(2) पाक्सो एक्ट, थाना सकलडीहा, िजला चन्दौली 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 3 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 सीलबंद िलफाफे में, 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 अिवलंब प्रदान की जाय।

इस वाद को िद० 08.04.2026 को अितिरक्त वाद सूची में सूचीबद्ध िकया जाय।

(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)

March 16, 2026

S.Mishra

Digitally signed by :- SHASHI MISHRA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad