JUDGMENT :

Heard Sri R.Chandra Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner/revisionist and Sri Soora Venkata Sainath, learned Spl.Asst.Public Prosecutor for the respondent/State.

2. This criminal revision case under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for short “Cr.P.C”) has been filed by the petitioner/convict/Juvenile No.2 (Juvenile in conflict with law) challenging the judgment of the Sessions Judge-cum-V Additional District Judge, Tirupati, dated 18.04.2008 in Criminal Appeal No.35 of 2007, dismissing the petitioner’s appeal and confirming the judgment in C.C.No.82 of 2006, dated 19.02.2007 of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Juveniles, Tirupathi.

3. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Udayagiri Police Station, Nellore District filed the charge sheet against the Juveniles Nos.1 and 2, namely, Udayagiri Srikanth (J-1) and the petitioner/J-2 in Cr.No.30 of 2006 for the offences punishable under Sections 457, 380 or 411 IPC, which was taken on file by the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Juveniles, Tirupathi on 22.11.2006.

4. The prosecution case in brief is that PW.1-Mahammad Rafi is running a wholesale shop under the name and style of Rafi Traders i