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SMT. NEETU v. STATE OF U.P. and ANR.

CRLR/1127/2019 · 2025-08-22

Saurabh Lavania

Criminal Appealbody2025

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Page No. 1 of 3 Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:49603 Court No. - 11 Case :- CRIMINAL REVISION No. - 1127 of 2019 Revisionist :- Smt. Neetu Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr. Counsel for Revisionist :- Anjana Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party :- Govt. Advocate,Ravindra Kumar Sinha,Rijuta Bajpai Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. 1. Heard. 2. This criminal revision under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (in short "Act of 2015") has been filed against the judgment and order dated 18.07.2019, passed by the Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge, POCSO Act, Sitapur in Criminal Appeal No.12 of 2019 (Smt. Neetu Vs. Bobi alias Vimal Kishore & another), which was preferred against the order dated 06.03.2019, passed by the Principal Judge, Juvenile Justice Board, Sitapur in Criminal Case No.59 of 2018 (State Vs. Bobi alias Vimal Kishore) arising out of Case Crime No.53 of 2018, under Sections 376, 506 IPC, Police Station- Pisawan, District- Sitapur. 3. Brief facts of the case, in brief, are that the husband of the revisionist works as a driver in Lucknow. On 14.08.2017, the revisionist’s husband had met with an accident and the revisionist had to gone to Lucknow leaving her minor daughter, who is dumb and deaf, under the supervision of her neighbours namely Manju and Rajkumar. When the revisionist was in Lucknow the the opposite party no.2 committed rape upon her minor daughter. Due to alleged incident, the minor daughter of revisionist got pregnant. Thereafter the revisionist lodged an FIR against opposite party no.2, which was registered as Case Crime No.53 of 2018, under Sections 376, 506 I.P.C. and Section 7/8 of POCSO Act, Police Station- Pisawan, District- Sitapur. Criminal Revision No.1127 of 2019 Page No. 2 of 3 4. After investigation, the Investigation Officer (in short ‘I.O.’) submitted charge sheet against the opposite party no.2 under Section 376, 506 I.P.C. 5. After submission of charge sheet, the case was committed to the trial court. During course of trial, mother of opposite party no.2 moved an application for declaring opposite party no.2 to be juvenile on the date of alleged incident. Copy of application is annexed as Annexure No.4 to the revision. 6. The revisionist filed objection against the said application, copy of which is annexed as Annexure No.5 to the revision. 7. After considering the objection of the revisionist as well as forged school documents of opposite party no.2 declared the opposite party no.2 juvenile vide impugned order dated 06.03.2019. 8. Operative portion of order dated 06.03.2019 reads as under: "11. तदनुसार बेबी उर्फ विमल की जन्मतितथि-11.11.2002 होने की पुवि होती है। कथित घटना के विदनांक-14.08.2017 पर बेबी उर्फ विमल की आयु लगभग 14 र्ष 09 माह 03 विदन ी, अात ह कथित घटना की तितथि पर विकशोर ा। आदेश प्रानापत्र स्ीकार विकया जाता है। प्रा- बेबी उर्फ विमल को घटना की तितथि पर 18 र्ष की आयु से कम आयु का होने के कारण विति/ का उल्लंघन करने ाला विकशोर अपचारी घोविर्षत विकया जाता है।" 9. Impeaching the order dated 06.03.2019, the revisionist filed an appeal before the Appellate Court which was also dismissed vide order dated 18.07.2019. 10. Operative portion of order dated 18.07.2019 reads as under: "विद्वान विकशोर न्याय बोर्ड ने दौरान जॉच विकशोर न्याय (बालको की देख-रेख एं संरक्षण) अति/विनयम, 2015 की /ारा 94 में र्णिणत उपरोक्त प्रा/ान के सम्यक अनुपालन में अथिभयुक्त बोबी उर्फ विमल विकशोर की आयु विन/ारण के सम्बन्/ में राजकीय प्राविमक पाठशाला तेजली ब्लाक, चकादरी, जिजला-यमुना नगर, हरिरयाणा के प्रेश र्फाम रजिजस्टर, विद्यालय त्याग प्रमाण-पत्र ता प्रदेश पंजिजका रजिजस्टर का०सं०-53/5 लगायत 53/7, जिजसे सी०र्डब्लू0-2 गीता रानी, प्र/ानाध्याविपका, राजकीय प्राविमक पाठशाला तेजली ब्लाक, चकादरी, जिजला-यमुना नगर, हरिरयाणा ने प्रदश क-1 लगायत क-3 के रूप में साविबत विकया है, में र्णिणत अथिभयुक्त की जन्मतितथि 11.11.2002 को सही पाते हुए अथिभकथित घटना की तितथि विदनांक 14.08.2017 को अथिभयुक्त बोबी उर्फ विमल विकशोर को 14 र्ष 09 माह 03 विदन का पाते हुए, उसे विकशोर अपचारी घोविर्षत विकये जाने का, जो प्रश्नगत आदेश पारिरत विकया है, उसमें विकसी प्रकार की तथ्यात्मक अा विति/क त्रुविट विकशोर न्याय बोर्ड द्वारा कारिरत नहीं की गयी है। अतः प्रस्तुत दाण्डिLर्डक अपील बलहीन होने के कारण विनरस्त विकये जाने योग्य है ता विकशोर न्याय बोर्ड द्वारा पारिरत आदेश पु विकये जाने योग्य है। Criminal Revision No.1127 of 2019 Page No. 3 of 3 आदेश अपीला-/ाविदनी मुकदमा द्वारा प्रस्तुत दाण्डिLर्डक अपील बलहीन होने के कारण विनरस्त की जाती है ता विद्वान विकशोर न्याय बोर्ड, सीतापुर द्वारा पारिरत प्रश्नगत आदेश विदनांविकत 06.03.2019 पु विकया जाता है। आहूत अथिभलेख विकशोर न्याय बोर्ड, सीतापुर को अविलम्ब प्रेविर्षत विकया जाय।" 11. Upon consideration of the order passed by the Juvenile Justice Board dated 06.03.2019 as also the order of Appellate Court dated 18.07.2019 whereby the Appellate Court confirmed the order of the Juvenile Justice Board as also material available on record, this Court finds no illegality, irregularity, or jurisdictional error in the order impugned dated 18.07.2019. It is for the following reasons:- (i) Juvenile Justice Board while holding that juvenile, at the time of incident, i.e. 14.08.2017, was 14 years, 9 months and 3 days considered the relevant provisions of Section 94(2) of the Act 2015 as also documentary evidence produced by Gita Rani, Principal, Government Primary School, Tejali Block, Chakadari, District- Yamuna Nagar, Haryana as also the statement of Gita Rani who established the date of birth of juvenile as 11.11.2002. 12. The instant revision is accordingly dismissed. 12. The instant revision is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. 13. The copy of the order be sent to the trial court concerned forthwith. Order date: - 22.08.2025 Anand/- Criminal Revision No.1127 of 2019 Digitally signed by :- ANAND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench