IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 17.02.2026 SAHAB SINGH .....PETITIONER Vs.

STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEERJA K. KALSON Present:- Mr. Rahul Vats, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Vasundhara Dalal Anand, Sr. DAG, Haryana.

Mr. Ravi Malik, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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NEERJA K. KALSON , J .

1. The instant revision petition has been filed by the petitioner, a child in conflict with law, assailing the order dated 27.04.2022 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Palwal whereby the appeal against Judgement and order dated 30.03.2022, passed by learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board under Section 18 (3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as "the JJ Act") was dismissed, vide which the petitioner was declared as an adult and was directed to be tried as such by the Children Court at Palwal.

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that the petitioner aged above 16 years and below 18 years on the date of occurrence stands accused of committing a heinous offence punishable under Section 376, 346 IPC, 1860 and Section 4 of POCSO A