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

Allahabad HC10 Jul 2023CRLR/416/2023

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What is this about?

Criminal Revision allowed setting aside J.J. Board and appellate court orders for failure to consider report and statutory provisions under Section 12 JJ Act. Delinquent released on bail with conditions regarding supervision and education.

What did the court decide?

Impugned orders set aside; revision allowed; delinquent released on bail by father and two sureties upon executing personal bond subject to specific conditions of supervision and education.

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:135146

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Court No. - 80

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Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 416 of 2023

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Revisionist :- Juvenile -X Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Revisionist :- Arvind Kumar Singh,Arvind Kumar Singh 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, Sri Ayush Mittar, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 as well as 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 23.12.2022 passed by learned Special Judge (POCSO Act), Chandauli in Criminal Appeal No. 34 of 2022 as well as order dated 4.11.2022 passed by Juvenile Justice Board, Chandauli. Further prayed to stay the operation of the aforesaid orders and to release the revisionist on bail in Case Crime No. 185 of 2022, under Section 363 IPC, Police Station Saiyadraja, District Chandauli.

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It is submitted by learned counsel for the revisionist that in this case, the delinquent was juvenile aged about 15 years 7 months at the time of alleged offence. Victim and present delinquent both were students and in relation that was the reason victim went with him voluntarily without any force or enticement on the part of present delinquent. Neither any physical assault was made by him nor rape was committed. Further submitted that as per statement of victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. she was volunteer to go with him. 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 02.09.2022 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 counsel for opposite party no. 2 as well as 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

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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 4.11.2022 and the appellate court dated 23.12.2022 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 :- 10.7.2023 A. Singh

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

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

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