Juvenile Delinquent 'a' Thru. His Natural Guardian / Father v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
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Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), Criminal Revision No.770 of 2024, decided 17.02.2026 by Saurabh Lavania, J. Revisionist 'A' (through natural guardian/father; counsel Rama Niwas Pathak, Moni Yadav, Sudhir Kumar Pandey) challenged the order dated 23.05.2024 of the Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge (Exclusive POCSO Act), Shrawasti in Criminal Misc. Case No.144 of 2023 (Shani Singh @ Adesh Singh Vs. State), rejecting his juvenality claim founded on a 2019 UP Board High School Marks-sheet (D.O.B. 01.01.2004), in Session Trial No.312 of 2021 arising from FIR/Case Crime No.0153/2020 under Sections 323, 324, 504, 506, 307 IPC, P.S. Kotwali Bhinga, District Shrawasti. Held: interference required considering S.94 JJ Act 2015 and prior judgments (Akhilesh, Crl. Rev. 105/2021; Master X, Crl. Rev. 922/2025); impugned order set aside; remanded for fresh reasoned and speaking order on juvenality. Keywords: juvenility determination, age proof, school records, Section 94 JJ Act, Section 102 JJ Act, remand, speaking order, POCSO court.