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

Allahabad HC10 Mar 2026BAIL/22746/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Allahabad HC bail application (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J., 10.03.2026), Arun Kumar v. State of U.P.; Case Crime No. 15/2025, S. 65(1) BNS & S. 5L/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Ramraj, Muzaffarnagar; victim's age to be fixed by ossification test within 3 weeks; CJM to furnish ossification report by next date; compliance intimation to CJM within 48 hours; listed 02.04.2026; no decision on bail merits.

What did the court decide?

Bail application not decided on merits; interim directions issued — victim's ossification test to be conducted within 03 weeks (if not already done) and the ossification report placed before the Court by the next fixed date; Registrar (Compliance) to inform the Chief Judicial Magistrate within 48 hours; certified copies to Registrar (Compliance) and learned AGA; matter listed for 02.04.2026. ¶16

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What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant Arun Kumar should be admitted to bail in connection with Case Crime No. 15 of 2025 (S. 65(1) BNS / S. 5L/6 POCSO Act), consideration of which was deferred pending determination of the victim's age. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

Directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate that, if the victim's ossification test has not yet been conducted by the board constituted by the concerned Chief Medical Officer, it shall be conducted within 03 weeks from today, and after the test (or if already conducted earlier) the ossification report shall be made available to this Court by the next fixed date.

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Key takeaways

Directed the Registrar (Compliance) to communicate this order to the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate within 48 hours.ratio¶14
Recorded that counsel for the opposite party and the learned Additional Government Advocate raised no objection to the applicant's counsel's statement that the victim's ossification test had not yet been conducted.obiter¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 22746 of 2025, Arun Kumar v. State of U.P. and 3 others, decided March 10, 2026 — In a bail application arising out of Case Crime No. 15 of 2025 under S. 65(1) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and S. 5L/6 POCSO Act, P.S. Ramraj, District Muzaffarnagar, the Court, on being informed (without objection from either side) that the victim's ossification test had not yet been conducted, directed the Chief Judicial Magistrate to have the ossification test conducted by the board constituted by the Chief Medical Officer within 03 weeks, and to make the ossification report available to the Court by the next fixed date; the Registrar (Compliance) was directed to communicate the order to the CJM within 48 hours. Bail merits not considered; matter listed for 02.04.2026.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 22746 of 2025

Arun 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)	: Anuj Kumar Sharma, Syed Wajid Ali
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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उभय पक्ष 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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पिरवादी के िवद्वान अिधवक्ता एवं ि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 15 सन 2025 अंतगर्त धारा 65(1) भारतीय न्याय संिहता तथा धारा 5एल/6 पाक्सो एक्ट, थाना रामराज, िजला मुजफ्फरनगर 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 03 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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