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HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas, J
Advit Agrawal – Appellant
Versus
State Of Chhattisgarh – Respondent
Order :
(Narendra Kumar Vyas, J.)
1. The applicant has filed the present criminal revision under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (in short “Act of 2015”) challenging the order dated 23.08.2023 (Annexure P/1) passed by the learned Children Court/Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Special Court (POCSO Act), Raigarh (C.G.) in Criminal Appeal No. 74/2023 by which the learned Additional Sessions Judge has set aside the order dated 11.07.2023 (Annexure P/2) passed by the Juvenile Justice Board (in short JJB), Raigarh (C.G.) in Juvenile Case No. 144/2021 arising out of Crime No. 454/2021 registered before Police Station - Chakrdhar Nagar, Raigarh (C.G.) and directed the JJB to proceed further in the matter of respondent No. 2 child in conflict with law and also directed to appear before the JJB on 15.09.2023.
2. Brief facts of the case are that the complainant/victim has lodged FIR bearing Crime No. 454/2021 registered before the Police Station- Chakradhar Nagar, Raigarh for offence punishable under Sections 341, 354-Α, 397, 506/34 of IPC and 25/27 of Arms Act. It is the case of the prosecution that the complainant has lodged a written compl
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