2026:CGHC:2872 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRR No. 1282 of 2019 Vidya Sagar Baghel S/o Ramji Aged About 18 Years R/o Village Mohtara, Police Station Saja, District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh.

... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Bemetara, District Bemetara, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Pratyaksh Sharma, Advocate.

For Respondent : Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Panel Lawyer.

Digitally signed by Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice PREETI PREETI KUMARI KUMARI Date: Order on Board

2026.01.21

13:09:55 +0530

15.01.2026

1. This criminal revision is directed against the order dated 19.09.2019 passed by the Learned Additional Sessions Judge (FTC), Bemetara, District - Bemetara (C.G.), in Special Case No. 55/2019. By the said order, the applicant’s application filed under Section 27 read with Section 36(3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2012 was rejected. Through the said application, the applicant prayed that the matter be referred to the Juvenile Justice Board for an inquiry into his age, contending that he was a minor on the date of the offence and, therefore, liable to be treated as a juvenile. The app