APPLICATION U/s 378 DEFECTIVE No. 30 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 378 DEFECTIVE No. - 30 of 2026 State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. .....Applicant(s) Versus Ravi Chauhan And 6 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : G.A. Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : Court No. - 14 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Smt. Shikha Sinha, the learned Additional Government Advocate-I for the State-appellant and perused the records. 2. The instant criminal appeal has been filed by the State along with an application seeking leave to appeal and an application for condonation of delay of more than hundred days as on the date of filing of appeal against the judgment and order dated 04.08.2025, passed by the learned Special Judge POCSO Act, District Balrampur in Special Session Trial No.83 of 2019, arising out of Case Crime No.140 of 2019, under Section 354-B, 323, 506 I.P.C. and Section 7/8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, Police Station Kotwali Dehat, District Balrampur. 3. In the F.I.R. lodged on 20.05.2019 the complainant has stated that the accused had entered her house and molested his daughter on 14.05.2019 and he has assaulted the complainant's mothe