This is a criminal revision under Section 38 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (henceforth 'the Act'). The applicant Rahul Mishra is being charged under Sections 147, 294, 452, 323, 506 Part-II, 307 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code in Crime No. 8/2000. Police Station Basantpur, District Sarguja. It appears that there is no dispute between the State and the applicant regarding the age of the applicant. He is less than 16 years of age and, therefore, he is a juvenile and, consequently deemed to be a juvenile offender within the meaning of the Act.

The applicant was not granted anticipatory bail by this Court. However, he was produced before the Juvenile Court presided over by two Juvenile Magistrates First Class at Ambikapur by order dated 21.6.2000. Both the Magistrates of the Juvenile Court have passed an order sending the applicant to juvenile home.

In appeal under Section 37 of the Act, the learned Sessions Judge, by order dated 27.6.2000, has confirmed the order passed by the Juvenile Court.

In this revision under Section 38 of the Act, it has been urged by learned counsel for the applicant that once a person is held to be a juvenile delinquent, then Section 18 of the Act would gov

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