IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. WJC No. 557 of 2009 BIPUL KUMAR SINGH, SON OF LALAN PRASAD SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-SIKANDARPUR KUNDAL NEAR RAMESHWAR COLLEGE; POLICE STATION-BRAHMPURA; DISTRICT-MUZAFFARPUR. …….. Petitioner Versus 1. STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE HOME SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (PRISON), BIHAR. 4. THE JAIL SUPERINTENDENT, SPECIAL CENTRAL JAIL, BHAGALPUR. ……… Respondents ----------- 4 06.11.2009 Heard Mr. Kailash Nath Diwakar for the petitioner, and Mr. Roy Shivaji Nath, learned Additional Advocate General no. 4. The petitioner seeks a direction to the State Government to release him in terms of Section 64 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, as amended by Amendment Act, 2006, on the ground that he is a juvenile within the meaning of the Act. The respondents have placed on record a counter affidavit. The minutes of the Advisory Board of 19.10.2009 is annexed to the same wherein it is stated that the Board is in seisin of the matter and is verifying the petitioner’s date of birth. It, thus, appears to us that the matter is pending before the respondent authorities. The writ petition, therefore, seems to be premature. It is accordingly disposed of as being premature. pkj (S.K. Katriar, J.) ( Kishore K. Mandal, J. )