Patna High CourtCR. REV./635/2016dismissed

Suman Kumar Saurabh @ Shayam Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

2017-01-30Mr. Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Revision No.635 of 2016 ======================================================

1. Suman Kumar Saurabh @ Shayam Kumar S/o Bhuneshwar Prasad r/o Village Maharogoriya, P.S. Islampur,District-Nalanda ... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The state of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gauri Shankar Thakur For the Respondent/s : Mr. Umanath Mishra ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-01-2017 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor representing the State. This criminal revision application has been filed against an order, dated 29.04.2016, passed in Criminal Appeal No. 12 of 2016, whereby learned Sessions Judge, Jehanabad, has rejected the appeal preferred against an order, dated 29.01.2016, passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, Jehanabad, in Enquiry No. 115 (J) of 2015, arising out of Makhdumpur Tehta Police Station Case No. 351 of 2015.

The petitioner is a juvenile and he is an accused in a case disclosing offence punishable under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code.

From the records, I find that the petitioner has criminal antecedent inasmuch as he is accused in two other criminal cases of serious nature.

By an order, dated 09.01.2017, the Juvenile

Patna High Court CR. REV. No.635 of 2016 (4) dt.30-01-2017 2/2 Justice Board, Jehanabad, was directed to send a report as regards the present status of enquiry under Section 14 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. In pursuance to the said order, dated 09.01.2017, a report has accordingly been submitted by learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Jehanabad.

On perusal of the said report, it appears that the enquiry, under Section 14 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, is pending for evidence. Without interfering with the orders impugned, this application is disposed of with direction to the Juvenile Justice Board, Jehanabad, to expedite the enquiry and conclude it within a period of four months from the date of communication of the present order.

If the enquiry, under Section 14 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, is not concluded by the Juvenile Justice Board, Jehanabad, within the aforesaid period of four months, the petitioner shall be at liberty to renew prayer for his release on bail before the appropriate forum.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J.) Prabhakar Anand/- U √ T √