Allahabad High Court
Minor -X vs State Of U.P. And Another on 13 October, 2023
Bench: Subhash Chandra Sharma
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
?Neutral Citation No. - 2023:AHC:198021
Court No. - 80
Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 4721 of 2023
Revisionist :- Minor -X
Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another
Counsel for Revisionist :- Ritesh Kumar Singh
Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Ashutosh Mishra,Shailendra Kumar Ojha
Hon'ble Subhash Chandra Sharma,J.
Heard learned counsel for revisionist, learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 as well as learned A.G.A. for State and perused the record.
The present criminal revision has been preferred by the revisionist through his father under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act-2015 (hereinafter referred to as "J.J. Act, 2015) to allow the present revision and set aside the judgment and order dated 5.7.2023 passed by learned Children Court, Kanpur Dehat in Criminal Appeal No. 19 of 2023 as well as order dated 19.4.2023 passed by Juvenile Justice Board, Kanpur Dehat. Further prayed to stay the operation of the aforesaid orders and to release the revisionist on bail in Case No. 30 of 2023 arising out of Case Crime No. 620 of 2021, under Section 302 IPC, Police Station Rasulabad, District Kanpur Dehat.
It is submitted by learned counsel for the revisionist that in this case, the delinquent was juvenile aged about 17 years, 3 months and 29 days at the time of alleged offence. Further submitted that F.I.R. was lodged against six accused persons including the revisionist in which all family members of the revisionist were named out of which co-accused Monu @ Ankush and Matru @ Ram Asre who were major have been enlarged on regular bail by coordinate Bench of this Court in Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 22808 of 2022 and 22978 of 2022 vide orders dated 6.6.2022 and 14.7.2022. There is no any criminal history against the revisionist and family members. There is no any evidence on record to show the complicity of revisionist regarding murder of the deceased with other inmates of his house. There is nothing adverse to the present delinquent in the report as submitted by the District Probation Officer. The provisions as contained under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act had not been considered by the Juvenile Justice Board as well as appellate court while rejecting the appeal which cannot be said to be in conformity with the law. The delinquent is in Juvenile Care Home since 8.11.2021and his psychology is being affected adversely, therefore, requested to set aside the order passed by the J.J. Board as well as appellate court and allow the criminal revision.
Learned counsel for opposite party no. 2 as well as A.G.A. opposed the aforesaid prayer and urged that the revisionist was involved in committing the offence and father & brother both are involved in the same case, therefore, he cannot be released in the custody of father and brother.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the revisionist as well as learned A.G.A., perusal of record, the provisions as contained u/s 12 Juvenile Justice Act and report submitted by the D.P.O. it appears that J.J. Board as well as the appellate court had not considered the relevant provisions and the material on record in well manner but passed the orders without applying their judicial mind. In this way, there appears ground in this revision and the orders passed by the Juvenile Justice Board as well as learned appellate court are liable to be set aside.
Accordingly, the orders passed by Juvenile Justice Board dated 19.4.2023 and the appellate court dated 5.7.2023 are, hereby, set aside and present Criminal Revision is hereby, allowed.
It is directed that delinquent/applicant be released on bail on executing personal bond by the revisionist (father of the delinquent) and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Juvenile Justice Board concerned on following conditions:-
(i) The revisionist/father will furnish an undertaking that upon release on bail the revisionist will not be permitted to go into contact or association with any known criminal or allowed to be exposed to any moral, physical, or psychological danger and further that the father will ensure that the juvenile will not repeat the offence.
(ii) The revisionist/father will further furnish an undertaking to the effect that the juvenile will pursue his study at the appropriate level which he would be encouraged to do besides other constructive activities and not be allowed to waste his time in unproductive and excessive recreational pursuits.
(iii) Juvenile and the revisionist/father will report to the Probation Officer on the first Monday of every calendar month.
(iv) The Probation Officer will keep a strict vigil on the activities of the juvenile and regularly draw up his social investigation report that would be submitted to the Juvenile Justice Board, concerned on such a periodical basis as the Juvenile Justice Board may determine.
Order Date :- 13.10.2023
A. Singh
