Supreme Court of India

THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH versus ANURUDH & ANR

2026 INSC 47

Case number
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 163/2026
Judgment date
2026-01-09
Petitioner / appellant
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
Respondent
ANURUDH & ANR
Neutral citation
2026 INSC 47
Other citation
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 770
CNR
ESCR010001102026
Bench / judges
SANJAY KAROL, N KOTISWAR SINGH
Author judge
SANJAY KAROL
Bench size
2 Judges
Disposal nature
Appeal(s) allowed
Judgment year
2026

Issue for consideration

Whether u/s.439, CrPC the High Court could have issued directions, mandating age determination test to be conducted in all cases involving the POCSO Act. This larger question involves twin considerations, one on the aspect of jurisdiction and the other on the aspect of law of the act regarding determination of age, and how the directions issued in the impugned judgement correspond to or are in contravention of the same.

Headnote excerpt

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.439 – Penal Code, 1860 – ss.363, 366 – Protection of Children from

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