Criminal Revision Case was filed under Sections 397 and 401 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for brevity ‘the Cr.P.C.,’) challenging the
order dated 04.07.2025 passed in Crl.M.P.No.45 of 2024 in J.C.C.No.02 of
2019 on the file of the learned Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board,
Anantapuramu (for brevity ‘the learned Trial Court’).
CONTENTIONS OF THE COUNSEL FOR THE PETITIONER:
2. Sri Gundala Siva Prasada Reddy, learned Counsel for the Petitioner
submits that the impugned order of the Court below is wholly contrary to law,
weight of evidence, and probabilities of the case. The finding that Respondent
Nos.2 and 3 are minors is bereft of any substantive foundation and is vitiated
by grave misappreciation of material on record. The reliance placed by the
Court below upon the photocopies of marks lists, which are neither conclusive
nor legally admissible for determination of age, is manifestly erroneous. The
‘learned Trial Court’ below failed to appreciate that the said documents do not
constitute reliable proof of age and thereby committed a serious error in
treating Respondent Nos.2 and 3 as juveniles in conflict with law.
