Quashed

Monu @ Manmohan Baghel (Minor) v. State of U.P. and Another

Allahabad HC11 Nov 2021CRLR/957/2021

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What is this about?

In Criminal Revision No. 957 of 2021, the High Court quashed two impugned orders regarding judicial custody of a minor revisionist. The court held that continued detention frustrates the objectives of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, and ordered the minor's release under Section 12 of the Act.

What did the court decide?

Released Minor Monu @ Manmohan Baghel from judicial custody and placed him with his guardians; set aside earlier orders.

Monu @ Manmohan Baghel (Minor) Vs State of… — Child Custody and Guardianship | Allahabad HC (2021)

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Court No. - 77

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Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 957 of 2021

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Revisionist :- Monu @ Manmohan Baghel (Minor) Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Revisionist :- Vipin Kumar Yadav Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Pankaj Kumar Mishra

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Hon'ble Gautam Chowdhary,J.

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Monu @ Manmohan Baghel (Minor) v. State of U.P. and Another

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Monu @ Manmohan Baghel (Minor) v. State of U.P. and Another

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