Patna High CourtCR. REV./516/2025withdrawn

Md Asfaque v. The State Of Bihar

2025-11-17Mr. Justice Arun Kumar Jha2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL REVISION No.516 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-24 Year-2021 Thana- MANIHARI District- Katihar ====================================================== Md Asfaque, S/o Akbar Ali, R/o Village- Amniabad, P.S.- Manihari, DistKatihar ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Ashok Kumar Verma, Advocate Mr.Achintya Anand, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Md. Aslam Ansari, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 17-11-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.

2. The present criminal revision has been filed against the judgment dated 28.01.2025 passed by learned Juvenile Justice Board, Katihar in G.R. Case No. 434/2021, arising out of Manihari P.S. Case No. 24/2021, inflicting punishment of 24 months to the petitioner.

3. Now Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as 'JJ Act') provides that against such an order, aggrieved person can prefer an appeal to the Children's Court. When provision for appeal has been made against the impugned judgment/order, this Court would not entertain the revision under Section 102 of the

Patna High Court CR. REV. No.516 of 2025(4) dt.17-11-2025 2/2 JJ Act. Office has also rightly pointed out that the present criminal revision petition is not maintainable before this Court. In these circumstances, this criminal revision petition is not entertainable.

4. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present criminal revision petition with liberty to file an appeal before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.

5. Permission is accorded.

6. Accordingly, the present revision petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as aforesaid.

7. However, it is made clear that the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act would be applicable in the case of the petitioner.

(Arun Kumar Jha, J) V.K.Pandey/- U T