KALI PRASAD PATWA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) S. K. Agarwal, J. Heard learned Counsel for the applicants and learned AGA.

(2.) IT is contended by learned Counsel for the applicants that the new Act [juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000] would have been applicable to the case of these two applicants and the old Act having already been repealed has no application in the case of these applicants. In the new Juvenile Justice Act a juvenile is one who has not attained the age of 18 years.

(3.) IN the circumstances in my opinion this revision deserves to be allowed. It is accordingly allowed and the case is remanded back to the lower Court. The applicants are directed to appear before the trial Court forthwith. It shall reconsider the whole issue in the light of the observations made above and see that the extension of the benefit that are ensured to the juveniles by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 is feasible to them. The trial Court will consider their prayer for such reliefs within three weeks in the light of the provisions of the new Act from the date a copy of this order is produced by the applicants. Revision allowed. .