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2026 DAILYLAW 11866 (ALL)

ANUS MINOR v. STATE OF U.P. AND 3 OTHERS

NA528/42004/2026 · 2026-09-29

Gautam Chowdhary

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 42004 of 2026 Court No. - 75 HON'BLE DR. GAUTAM CHOWDHARY, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material brought on record. 2. The present application under Section 528 BNSS has been filed with the prayer to quash the charge sheet dated 14.10.2022 as well as entire proceeding of Case No. 148 of 2022 (State Vs. Anus), arising out of Case Crime No. 342 of 2022, under Sections 377, 504, 506 I.P.C. and Section 5m/6 of Protection of Children From Sexual Offences Act, Police Station Syana, District Bulandshahar, pending in the court of Juvenile Justice Board, Bulandshahar. 3. The contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that no offence against the applicant is disclosed and the present prosecution has been instituted with a malafide intention for the purpose of causing harassment. He pointed out certain documents and statements in support of his contention. 4. At this stage, the argument raised by learned counsel for the applicant involves adjudication of a factual dispute and appraisal of evidence. 5. From the perusal of the material on record and looking into the facts of the case at this stage it cannot be said that no offence is made out against the applicant at this stage. All the submissions made at the bar, relate to the disputed questions of fact, which cannot be adjudicated upon by this Court under Section 528 BNSS. At this stage only prima facie case is to be seen in the light of the law laid down by Supreme Court in cases of R.P. Kapur Vs. State of Punjab, A.I.R. 1960 S.C. 866, State of Haryana Vs. Bhajan Lal, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 426, State of Bihar Vs. P.P.Sharma, 1992 SCC (Cr.) 192 and lastly Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd. Vs. Mohd. Saraful Haq and another (Para-10) 2005 SCC (Cr.) 283. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Shivani Kulshrestha, Vishnu Murti Tripathi Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Anus Minor .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Opposite Party(s) 6. This Court in exercise of its power under Section 528 BNSS is not required to assess the correctness of the allegations and reliability of evidence. Thus, the prayer for quashing is refused. 7. The present application lacks merit and deserves to be dismissed. 8. Dismissed accordingly. September 30, 2026 Mustaqeem. NA528 No. 42004 of 2026 2 (Dr. Gautam Chowdhary,J.) Digitally signed by :- MOHD MUSTAQEEM KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad