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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Interim directions only; bail application not decided on merits: notice to the first informant returnable by the next date; Chief Judicial Magistrate to conduct the victim's ossification test within three weeks and submit the report in sealed cover; Registrar (Compliance) to communicate the order within 48 hours; case to be listed fresh on 11.03.2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether the applicant, seeking bail under the POCSO Act along with other sections, is entitled to bail, with the Court querying the age of the victim as per ossification test. +1 more

Court's answer

In view of the fact that the applicant is seeking bail under the POCSO Act, notice is required to be issued to the first informant of the case, returnable by the next date fixed.

Ratio / Principle

The concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate is directed to have the ossification test of the victim conducted, if not yet conducted, by the Board of the Chief Medical Officer concerned within three weeks, and to submit the ossification report before this Court in a sealed cover by the next date of listing.

Key takeaways

The Registrar (Compliance) is directed to communicate the order to the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate within 48 hours, and the case is to be put up as fresh on 11.03.2026.ratio¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary, J.), Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 3800 of 2026, Teenu v. State of U.P. and 3 Others (order dated February 4, 2026): Applicant sought bail under the POCSO Act along with other sections arising out of Case Crime No. 477 of 2025 under Sections 137(2), 142, 65(1) of B.N.S. and Section 3/4(2) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Police Station Budhana, District Muzaffar Nagar. On the Court's query it was submitted that no ossification test of the victim had been conducted till date, which the learned A.G.A. could not dispute. Holding that notice to the first informant was required in a POCSO bail matter, the Court issued notice to the first informant returnable by the next date, directed the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate to have the victim's ossification test conducted by the Board of the Chief Medical Officer concerned within three weeks (if not already done) and to submit the ossification report in a sealed cover by the next date of listing, directed the Registrar (Compliance) to communicate the order to the CJM within 48 hours, and listed the case fresh on 11.03.2026. Interim order; bail not considered on merits.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 3800 of 2026

Teenu

.....Applicant(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. And 3 Others

	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Sushil Kumar Pandey
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 65

HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material on record.

The applicant is seeking bail under POCSO Act along with other Sections. After arguing the matter at length, when this Court made query about the age of the victim as per ossification test, learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that till date no ossification test has been conducted.

Learned A.G.A. could not dispute the submissions made by learned counsel for the applicant.

In view of the fact that the applicant is seeking bail under POCSO Act, thus notice is required to be issued to the first informant of the case.

Accordingly, issue notice to the first informant of the case returnable by the next date fixed.

This Court further directs the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate to get the ossification test of the victim of Case Crime No. 477 of 2025 under Sections 137(2), 142, 65(1) of B.N.S., and Section 3/4(2) of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, Police Station Budhana, District Muzaffar Nagar, be conducted, if not yet conducted, by the Board of the Chief Medical Officer concerned within a three weeks from today. After the said test or has already been conducted, the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate is directed to submit the ossification report before this Court in a sealed cover by the next date of listing.

The Registrar (Compliance) is directed to communicate the order passed by this Court to the concerned Chief Judicial Magistrate within 48 hours.

Let a copy of this order be placed before the Registrar (Compliance) as

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well as learned A.G.A. for necessary compliance.

Put up this case as fresh on 11.03.2026.

(Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.)

February 4, 2026

S.Ali

Digitally signed by :- SHAUKAT ALI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad