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Juvenile-X v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Allahabad HC19 Sept 2023CRLR/3643/2023

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What is this about?

In a criminal revision, the Allahabad High Court set aside orders by the Juvenile Justice Board and appellate court for failing to apply judicial mind and consider Section 12 of the JJ Act. The court allowed the revision and directed the release of the juvenile on bail with specific conditions.

What did the court decide?

Impugned orders set aside; delinquent released on bail via father with two sureties on conditions of reporting to Probation Officer and ensuring study.

Juvenile-X Vs State of U.P. and 3 Others — Bail and Remand | Allahabad HC (2023)

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Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:180189

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Court No. - 80

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Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 3643 of 2023

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Revisionist :- Juvenile-X Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Revisionist :- A.Z.Khan Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.

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Hon'ble Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.

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Heard learned counsel for revisionist, learned A.G.A. for State and perused the record.

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The present criminal revision has been preferred by the revisionist through his father under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act-2015 (hereinafter referred to as "J.J. Act, 2015) to allow the present revision and set aside the judgment and order dated 22.5.2023 passed by learned Additional District & Special Sessions Judge (POCSO Act)-I, Gorakhpur in Criminal Appeal No. 78 of 2023 as well as order dated 26.4.2023 passed by Juvenile Justice Board, Gorakhpur. Further prayed to stay the operation of the aforesaid orders and to release the revisionist on bail in Case Crime No. 627 of 2022, under Sections 363, 376 IPC & Section 5/6 POCSO Act, Police Station Chiluwatal, District Gorakhpur.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the revisionist that in this case, the delinquent was juvenile aged about 16 years and 6 months at the time of alleged offence. Further submitted that incident is said to have been committed on 4.12.2022 in which the victim went away voluntarily with the delinquent because she was in relation prior to alleged incident. There was conversation between both of them on mobile phone. She also went to Puna where lived with the delinquent in a rented room and physical relations were established between both of them, this also shows volunteer. No any force or violence was used against her. During medical examination no any injury was found on her person to suggest that any force or violence was used by the delinquent. There is nothing on record to show the complicity of present delinquent. There is nothing adverse to the present delinquent in the report as submitted by the District Probation Officer. The provisions as contained under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act had not been considered by the Juvenile Justice Board as well as appellate court while rejecting the appeal which cannot be said to be in conformity with the law. The delinquent is in Juvenile Care Home since 6.1.2023 and his psychology is being affected adversely, therefore, requested to set aside the order passed by the J.J. Board as well as appellate court and allow the criminal revision.

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Learned A.G.A. opposed the aforesaid prayer.

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Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the revisionist as well as learned A.G.A., perusal of record, the provisions as contained u/s 12 Juvenile Justice Act and report submitted by the D.P.O. it appears that J.J. Board as well as the appellate court had not considered the relevant provisions and the material on record in well manner but passed the orders without applying their judicial mind. In this way, there appears ground in this revision and the orders passed by the Juvenile Justice Board as well as learned appellate court are liable to be set aside.

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Accordingly, the orders passed by Juvenile Justice Board dated 26.4.2023 and the appellate court dated 22.5.2023 are, hereby, set aside and present Criminal Revision is hereby, allowed .

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It is directed that delinquent/applicant be released on bail on executing personal bond by the revisionist (father of the delinquent) and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Juvenile Justice Board concerned on following conditions:-

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(i) The revisionist/father will furnish an undertaking that upon release on bail the revisionist will not be permitted to go into contact or association with any known criminal or allowed to be exposed to any moral, physical, or psychological danger and further that the father will ensure that the juvenile will not repeat the offence.

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(ii) The revisionist/father will further furnish an undertaking to the effect that the juvenile will pursue his study at the appropriate level which he would be encouraged to do besides other constructive activities and not be allowed to waste his time in unproductive and excessive recreational pursuits.

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(iii) Juvenile and the revisionist/father will report to the Probation Officer on the first Monday of every calendar month.

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(iv) The Probation Officer will keep a strict vigil on the activities of the juvenile and regularly draw up his social investigation report that would be submitted to the Juvenile Justice Board, concerned on such a periodical basis as the Juvenile Justice Board may determine.

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Order Date :- 19.9.2023 A. Singh

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Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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