Abhay Raj @ Abhay @ Abhay Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed three criminal revision applications seeking bail for juveniles. It refused to interfere with lower orders denying bail but directed the Juvenile Justice Board to expedite the inquiry within six months. Petitioners are advised to renew their prayer if the trial is not concluded by then.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Revision No.1024 of 2016
=========================================================== 1. Prashant Kumar S/o Sri Harishchandra Gupta through his natural Guardians, namely Harishchandra Gupta & Sraswati Devi Who are father & mother R/o Mohalla- Brahampura, Sanjay Cinema road, P.S.- Brahampura, District- Muzaffarpur.
- The State of Bihar
.... .... Petitioner/s Versus .... .... Respondent/s with
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Criminal Revision No. 1041 of 2016
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Abhay Raj @ Abhay @ Abhay Kumar through his father and legal guardian namely son of sri Manoj Kumar, resident of Mohalla-Bhartendu Gali, P.S. Brahmpura, District Muzaffarpur.
The State of Bihar
.... .... Petitioner/s Versus .... .... Respondent/s with
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether bail applications by juveniles declared as children in conflict with law should be allowed under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
Whether the Juvenile Justice Board should be directed to expedite the inquiry under Section 14 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Prashant Kumar
- petitioner
Abhay Raj
- petitioner
Shivam Singh
- respondent
State of Bihar
Coram
Case details
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