Chhotu Kumar v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CR. MISC. No.14480 of 2025, decided 05-08-2025 by Chandra Shekhar Jha, J. Petition arising from PS Case No. 5 of 2024, Mahila P.S., Bhagalpur, dismissed as withdrawn on the ground that it was filed inadvertently under a wrong provision; liberty granted to file appeal under Section 101(5) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 against the order of the Special Judge, Children Court, Bhagalpur; direction for return of certified copy of FIR, impugned order and vakalatnama in original. Keywords: withdrawal, liberty to appeal, juvenile justice, children court, wrong provision.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file an appeal under Section 101(5) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; office directed to return the certified copy of the FIR, impugned order and vakalatnama in original to the petitioner after retaining its true copy on record.