Siddharth Alias Little Gupta vs State of… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2026)

Siddharth Alias Little Gupta vs State of… — Child Sexual Offences (POCSO) | Allahabad HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Main relief of quashing refused as not pressed; alternative prayer allowed: applicant to surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks; bail application, if filed, to be decided expeditiously in accordance with Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI (2021 SCC OnLine SC 922); no coercive action for three weeks or till surrender, whichever is earlier.

Issue for consideration

Whether the impugned order dated 17.05.2023 passed by the learned Special Judge, POCSO Act/Additional Session Judge, Farrukhabad in Complaint Case No.576 of 2021 is liable to be quashed. +1 more

Court's answer

The main relief sought in the application (quashing of the impugned order) was not pressed on merit and is accordingly refused.

Ratio / Principle

The applicant is directed to surrender before the concerned Court below within three weeks from the date of the order.

Key takeaways

If the applicant applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with the law laid down by the Apex Court in Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922.ratio¶¶14
For three weeks from the date of the order or till the applicant surrenders before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him.ratio¶¶15

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal miscellaneous application under Section 528 BNSS seeking quashing of the order dated 17.05.2023 passed by the Special Judge (POCSO Act)/Additional Sessions Judge, Farrukhabad in Complaint Case No.576 of 2021 / Special Session Trial No.87 of 2022 (Meera Devi vs. Siddharth @ Little Gupta), arising out of offences under Sections 323, 354, 504, 506 IPC and Section 7/8 POCSO Act, 2012, P.S. Kotwali Farrukhabad. Counsel for the applicant did not press the quashing relief on merits and sought only a direction for expeditious disposal of his bail application. Held: main relief refused; applicant directed to surrender before the court below within three weeks; bail application, if filed, to be decided expeditiously in accordance with Satender Kumar Antil v. Central Bureau of Investigation, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922; no coercive action against the applicant for three weeks or till surrender, whichever is earlier. Application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. disposed of. (Deepak Verma, J.; April 20, 2026)

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 2494 of 2026

Siddharth Alias Little Gupta	.....Applicant(s)
	Versus
State Of U.P. And 3 Others	.....Opposite Party(s)
Counsel for Applicant(s)	: Lavkush Kumar Bhatt
Counsel for Opposite Party(s)	: G.A.

Court No. - 74

HON'BLE DEEPAK VERMA, J.

As per as AGA instruction, notice is served upon opposite party no.2 but no one appeared on behalf of opposite party no.2.

Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. for the State.

This application under Section 528 B.N.S.S. has been filed by the applicant to quash the impugned order dated 17.05.2023 passed by the learned Special Judge, POCSO Act/Additional Session Judge, Farrukhabad, in Complaint Case No.576 of 2021 in Special Session Trial No.87 of 2022 (Meera Devi vs. Siddharth @ Little Gupta), under Sections 323, 354, 504, 506 I.P.C.& Section 7/8 Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, 2012, P.S.Kotwali Farrukhabad, District Farrukhabad.

On the matter being taken up, learned counsel for the applicant has not pressed the relief as sought by means of this application on merit and prayed for issuance of appropriate direction to the concerned Courts below to decide the bail application of the applicant expeditiously.

Learned A.G.A. has no objection in allowing the aforesaid prayer of the applicant.

Accordingly the relief as sought by the applicant through this application is refused.

Considering the aforesaid alternative prayer of the applicant, it is directed that applicant shall surrender before the concerned Court below

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within three weeks from today and in case applies for bail, the bail application shall be decided expeditiously by the courts below in accordance with law laid down by the Apex Court in the case of Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation and another, reported in 2021 SCC OnLine SC 922.

For the period of three weeks from today or till the time of surrender of the applicant before the Court below, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against him.

With the aforesaid directions, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. stands disposed of.

April 20, 2026 SKD

(Deepak Verma,J.)

Digitally signed by :- SURJIT KUMAR DEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad