Accused challenged the trial court's refusal to direct the prosecution to produce the victim's matriculation certificate for age assessment, filed after both sides had concluded evidence. The High Court upheld the rejection as just and proper, noting the application was belated, and dismissed the revision petition.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL REVISION No.496 of 2024
Arising Out of PS. Case No.-12 Year-2003 Thana- MOTIHARI MUFASIL District- East Champaran
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Kundan Kumar Son of Ranjan Prasad R/O Village- Pattaura, P.S.- Motihari Muffasil, District- East Champaran
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Rakesh Kumar No.1 For the Respondent/s : Mr.Dashrath Mehta ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND SINGH CHANDEL ORAL ORDER
3 30-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the respondents-State.
Patna High Court CR. REV. No.496 of 2024(3) dt.30-08-2024 2/2
evidence on 01.05.2017 and the defence also concluded its evidence on 04.06.2022. Thereafter, the said application has been filed by the petitioner/accused for directing the prosecution for production of the said matriculation certificate of the victim. The above application has been rejected by learned Trial Court on the ground that the said application has been filed by the petitioner belately and also on the ground that the prosecution is not bound to lead evidence as per desire of the accused. The above finding recorded by the learned Trial Court appears to be just and proper.
(Arvind Singh Chandel , J)
krishnakant/-
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the trial court erred in rejecting the accused's belated application seeking production of the victim's matriculation certificate to assess her age.
Kundan Kumar
The State Of Bihar
Tarkeswar Prasad
Arvind Singh Chandel
As recorded by the court registry
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