Saurav Kumar (Cicl) v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL APPEAL (SJ) No.4857 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-350 Year-2024 Thana- GHOSI District- Jehanabad ====================================================== CCL XX ... ... Appellant/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Appellant/s :
Mr. Santosh Kumar, Advocate.
Ms. Shalini, Advocate.
For the State :
Mr. Bal Mukund Prasad Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA KUMAR ORAL ORDER 08-05-2026 Section 74 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 prohibits disclosure of identity of children. Hence, Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Shilpa Mittal Vs. State (NCT of Delhi) and Anr. as reported in (2020) 2 SCC 787, has held as follows:
"37. In passing we may note that in the impugned judgment the name of the child in conflict with law, has been disclosed. This is not in accordance with the provisions of Section 74 of the 2015 Act, and various judgments of the courts. We direct the High Court to correct the judgment and remove the name of the child in conflict with law."
(Emphasis supplied)
3. Accordingly, it is required for the office not to disclose the name and identity, including the address, of the Child in conflict with law either in the title of the matter or in the cause list, order or judgment.
4. Hence, learned Registrar General is directed to
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5. Now, coming to this appeal, it transpires that this Appeal has been preferred against the impugned order dated 10.03.2025 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge-I-cumChildren's Court, Jehanabad, in Criminal Appeal No. 26 of 2024 arising out of order dated 30.9.2024 passed by learned Juvenile Justice Board, Jehanabad, in ER 559(J) in connectioin with Ghosi (Okri) P.S. Case No. 350 of 2024 whereby the Appeal was dismissed, upholding the order of learned Juvenile Justice Board.
6. Learned counsel for the Appellant submits that as a matter of fact, the Appellant should have filed Criminal Revision, as per Section 102 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 because the appellant herein has already exhausted the remedy of appeal by filing it before the Children Court.
7. Hence, learned counsel for the Appellant is seeking permission to convert the present Criminal Appeal into Criminal Revision under Section 102 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015
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8. Permission is granted.
9. Office is directed to convert the present Appeal into Criminal Revision under Section 102 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 upon steps to be taken by the Appellant and, after conversion, list the matter before appropriate Bench with approval of Hon'ble the Chief Justice (Jitendra Kumar, J) S.Ali/- U