Nitish Kumar v. the State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court held that a Cr. Misc. petition was not maintainable to challenge an order under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, as appeals must be filed under the CrPC. Consequently, it granted permission to the petitioner to withdraw the petition with liberty to file the proper appeal in the lower court.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner permitted to withdraw the petition with liberty to file the appeal before the Court of learned Special Judge (Children Court), Gaya.