X Minor v. State Of NCT Of Delhi

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CRL.REV.P. 499/2017 & CRL.M.A. 11099-11100/2017 X MINOR ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Arvind Kumar, Adv.

versus STATE OF NCT OF DELHI ..... Respondent Through:

Mr.Hirein Sharma, APP with ASI Jatin Swaroop, P.S.Krishna Nagar.

Ms. Kavita Jha, Amicus Curia for victim.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA

O R D E R

% 21.01.2019 1.

Petitioner by this revision petition impugns order of preliminary assessment under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 dated 25.02.2017 passed by the Juvenile Justice Board.

2.

Learned APP for the State as also the counsel for the child victim object to the maintainability of the present petition and submit that Section 101 of the Act specifically provides for an appeal against the order of the Board and lays down a particular procedure to be followed by the Court of Sessions Judge while deciding the appeal. 3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the petition with liberty to impugn the same by way of an appeal under CRL.REV.P.499/2017

Section 101 of the Act.

4.

In view of the above, the petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner as prayed for. 5.

Since substantial time has been spent by the petitioner in these proceedings, it is directed that in case any appeal is filed by the petitioner, the Appellate Court shall consider the same expeditiously and preferably on day to day basis.

6.

Order Dasti under signatures of Court Master. SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J JANUARY 21, 2019 rk CRL.REV.P.499/2017