Lalu Sao @ Lalu Sah v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.56341 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -24 Year- 2015 Thana -BIRUPUR SAHAYAK District- LAKHISARAI ====================================================== Lalu Sao @ Lalu Sah, S/o Sanjay Sao, resident of village- Kothiba, Police Station- Birupur, district- Lakhisarai .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Parmanand Pd. Nr. Sahi, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Smt. Gulnar Begum(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 11-12-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 342, 379, 406, 497, 498, 504, 506/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that the informant was married to Arvind Kumar prior to the lodging of the case. The petitioner being the relative of the husband of the victim used to visit her house. Consequently, the informant was taken by the petitioner after misleading her with her ornaments and clothes, when this petitioner ravished her. The informant was confined in the house of Nishu Devi. Subsequently the informant was released from the confinement with the help of her in-laws.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner claims to be juvenile, let the learned

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.56341 of 2015 (2) dt.11-12-2015 court below consider the question of juvenility or any prayer made under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 in accordance with law.

With this observation this application is disposed of.

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J) P.K./- U T