IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.1361 of 2007 ASHOK KUMAR RAY Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 5.5.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has come against the order dated 5.9.2007 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge – cum – F.T.C. V, Samastipur whereby he assessed the age of the petitioner to be 19 to 20 years on the date of the occurrence. Section 7A of Juvenile Justice Act,2000 incorporated vide Act 33 of 2006 gives jurisdiction to the trial court to make an enquiry for determining the age of an accused who has claimed to be a juvenile. In view of this amendment the trial court need not refer the matter to the Juvenile Board for determination of the age. I find that on the date of the occurrence (13.6.06) the trial court itself has estimated the age of the petitioner to be in between 19 to 20 years. The petitioner relying on School certificate stated that he would be 12 years on the date of occurrence.The trial court disbelieved the age as mentioned in the School Certificate as in no way the petitioner appeared to be about 12 years.Since the trial court itself has found that the age of accused appears marginally above 18 years it would be appropriate that he gets the age of the petitioner examined by Civil Surgeon or Medical Board also. Under the above circumstances this Court remands the matter to the learned trial court to get the age estimated as indicated above by the Medical Board or Civil Surgeon expeditiously 2 preferably within four weeks from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation this revision application is disposed of . Anil Kr. Sinha (S. P. Singh, J.)