The below will return the other post in the same category but it will also return the current post too.

Is there a way to exclude the current post from the query?

$args = array(
'post_type'     => 'custom_post_type',
'tax_query'     => array(
    array(
        'taxonomy'  => 'custom_taxo',
        'field'     => 'term_id',
        'terms'      => array(1,2,5),
        'operator'  => 'IN'
    )
)
);

$query = new WP_Query( $args );

The below will return the other post in the same category but it will also return the current post too.

Is there a way to exclude the current post from the query?

$args = array(
'post_type'     => 'custom_post_type',
'tax_query'     => array(
    array(
        'taxonomy'  => 'custom_taxo',
        'field'     => 'term_id',
        'terms'      => array(1,2,5),
        'operator'  => 'IN'
    )
)
);

$query = new WP_Query( $args );

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Simply add

'post__not_in' => [get_queried_object_id()],

to your array of query arguments. get_queried_object_id() will return the post ID of the currently viewed single post, and post__not_in will skip the posts whos ID's was passed as an array to the parameter

You can use post__not_in with the get_the_ID of the post in this case your code should be like this :

                $args = array(
                            'post_type'     => 'custom_post_type',
                            'tax_query'     => array(
                                array(
                                    'taxonomy'  => 'custom_taxo',
                                    'field'     => 'term_id',
                                    'terms'      => array(1,2,5),
                                    'operator'  => 'IN'
                                )
                            ),
                        'post__not_in' => array (get_the_ID()), 

                    );

                $query = new WP_Query( $args );

Note: The value has to be an array 'post__not_in' => array (get_the_ID())