The single-judge High Court dismissed the criminal revision challenging the rejection of the petitioner's claim of juvenility. The Court held no legal infirmity exists in relying on the Medical Board's determination of age under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No.425 of 2016
====================================================== Rakesh Singh, son of Raj Kishore Singh alias Bankey Singh, and his Natural Guardian of Raj Kishore Singh alias Bankey Singh, Resident of village;Gosai Chapra, P. S. Siwan, Mufassil ( Sasrai O.P.), District, Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. State of Bihar 2. Nand Lal Prasad, son of Sri Ram Lal Prasad, Village Sarkari P. S. Chapra Nagar, Distrtict, Saran .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajay Kumar Pandey For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ram Anurag Singh(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER
3 25-11-2016 The petitioner’s claim of being juvenile has been turned down by an order, dated 01.05.2015, passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, Chapra in J.J.B. Case No. 1288 of 2015. The petitioner’s appeal against the said order of the Juvenile Justice Board came to be rejected by an order, dated 05.10.2015, by learned Sessions Judge, Saran at Chapra in Criminal (Juvenile) Appeal No. 85 of 2015.
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(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J)
ArunKumar/U
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the dismissal of the claim of juvenility based on Medical Board's age determination is legally infirm.
Rakesh Singh
State of Bihar
Nand Lal Prasad
Chakradhari Sharan Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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