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

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

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Application dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file appropriate application/proceedings before the court of competent jurisdiction; certified copies of the relevant documents to be returned to learned counsel for the applicant after retaining a photocopy.

Issue for consideration

Whether the entire proceedings of Special Case No. 152 of 2026 (arising out of Case Crime No. 463 of 2025, under Sections 74, 351(2) of B.N.S. and Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali, District Basti) and the cognizance/summoning order dated 14.01.2026 should be quashed. (Raised by the applicant's prayer but not adjudicated on merits; the application was dismissed as not pressed.)

Ratio / Principle

The application under Section 528 BNSS is dismissed as not pressed, learned counsel for the applicant having stated after some arguments that he did not want to press it, with liberty to file appropriate application/proceedings before the court of competent jurisdiction. No decision on the merits of the quashing prayer.

Key takeaways

Certified copies of the relevant documents are to be returned to learned counsel for the applicant after retaining a photocopy of the same.ratio¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD (Sanjay Kumar Pachori, J.) — Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 20362 of 2026, Ajay Soni v. State of U.P. and 3 Others, decided 18.05.2026: Application under Section 528 BNSS seeking quashing of the entire proceedings of Special Case No. 152 of 2026, arising out of Case Crime No. 463 of 2025, under Sections 74, 351(2) of B.N.S. and Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali, District Basti, as well as the cognizance/summoning order dated 14.01.2026, pending before the Court of Special Judge (POCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Basti — after some arguments, learned counsel for the applicant did not want to press the application — Held: application dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file appropriate application/proceedings before the court of competent jurisdiction; certified copies of the relevant documents to be returned to learned counsel for the applicant after retaining a photocopy. No adjudication on the merits of the quashing prayer.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 20362 of 2026

Ajay Soni

.....Applicant(s)

Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s) : Amit Kumar Verma
Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.

Court No. - 76

HON'BLE SANJAY KUMAR PACHORI, J.

Sri Amit Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Alok Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State are present.

The present application u/s 528 of BNSS of 2023 has been filed with prayer to quash the entire proceedings of Special Case No. 152 of 2026, arising out of Case Crime No. 463 of 2025, under Sections 74, 351(2) of B.N.S. and Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, P.S. Kotwali, District Basti as well as cognizance/summoning order dated 14.01.2026, pending in the Court of Special Judge (POCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Basti, .

After some arguments, learned counsel for the applicant does not want to press the present application.

In view of above, the present application u/s 528 of BNSS of 2023 is dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file appropriate application/proceedings before the court of competent jurisdiction.

Certified copies of the relevant documents be returned to learned counsel for the applicant after retaining a photocopy of the same.

May 18, 2026

MAA/-

(Sanjay Kumar Pachori,J.)

Digitally signed by :- MOHAMMAD AZAD ANSARI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad