IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-7203 of 2011(O&M) Date of Decision: 09.03.2011 Sumit .... Petitioner Versus State of U.T. Chandigarh ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present : Mr. Mohit Malik, Advocate for the petitioner 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? ALOK SINGH, J. (ORAL) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is the juvenile and his date of birth is 23.10.1992. Learned counsel has further stated that all other co-accused have already been granted anticipatory bail. Learned counsel has further stated that petitioner shall surrender/appear before the Magistrate concerned on 16.3.2011 and shall move an application before the Magistrate claiming himself as juvenile. Learned counsel for the petitioner has rightly submitted that Magistrate is duty bound to decide question of juvenile, the movement application is moved before the Magistrate. He has further stated that since petitioner is juvenile, he can not be sent to jail and question of juvenile shall be decided first. Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this petition with aforesaid liberty. Petition is dismissed as withdrawn with aforesaid liberty. Crl. Misc. No. M-7203 of 2011(O&M) 2 However, if petitioner surrender/appear before the Magistrate on 16.3.2011 and moves an application claiming himself juvenile that shall be decided in accordance with law without any undue delay. (ALOK SINGH) 09.03.2011 JUDGE reena