IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.49189 of 2008 MAHATAB Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 8.12.2008 Heard. The point raised before this Court is that the petitioner on the day of the occurrence was juvenile. Section 2(l) of the Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children)Act,2006, defines a “juvenile in conflict with law” as a juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence and has not completed eighteenth year of age as on the date of commission of such offence”. Section 5 Cr.P.C. creates a bar upon exercising jurisdiction by general courts in matters for which there is special jurisdiction, forum or law created or enforced. The petitioner could better raise his pleas and get them adjudicated upon under Section 49 of the Act from an appropriate authority who could have only jurisdiction to deal with the matters relating to the release of the petitioner either under Section 12 or 49 of the Act. This petition is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. SKBOSE (Dharnidhar Jha)