It has been reported to this Court that the liquor smugglers are engaging the minors as driver, cleaner, etc. of the transport vehicles. In the above Cr. Misc. No. being 38730 of 2021, the petitioner had declared his age to be 30 years for obtaining bail, but at the fag end of the trial, the petitioner made a prayer to declare him as a juvenile. The Court was informed that the petitioner of the above case namely, Arjun Kumar was declared juvenile by the Juvenile Justice Board, Saran at Chhapra. Taking into consideration the matter to have become infructuous, the bail was dismissed as having become infructuous vide order dated 24.06.2022. It appears that deliberately false declaration was made on behalf of the petitioner before this Court on affidavit and the same requires initiation of criminal prosecution against the petitioner and his pairvikar. Hiring minor has become a new way of smuggling liquor in dry State. Using minor, they know that once they are arrested will face trial in juvenile court and will be released within months as what has happened in Cr. Misc. No. 38730 of 2021 (Arjun Kumar Vs. The State of Bihar).
