Criminal Misc. No. M-20239 of 2008 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Criminal Misc. No. M-20239 of 2008 Date of Decision: 12.8.2008 Rajinder Singh …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab …Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) Notice of motion. On the asking of the Court, Mr. P.S.Bajwa, learned Assistant Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent- State. A copy of petition has been supplied to him. Counsel for the petitioner rely upon Annexure P1 Middle Level Examination where date of birth of the petitioner has been noted as 10.4.1990. Occurrence in this case has taken place on 7.3.2008 and FIR was registered on 29.3.2008. Counsel for the petitioner contends that petitioner is juvenile under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. Accordingly, it is directed that the petitioner shall appear before the concerned Juvenile Justice Board who shall hold an inquiry Criminal Misc. No. M-20239 of 2008 2 and determine the age of the petitioner. Till the age of petitioner is determined, his arrest shall remain stayed and he shall be released on interim bail by the Juvenile Justice Board. In case, it is held that the petitioner is not juvenile his arrest shall remain stayed for ten days in order to enable the petitioner to approach the higher Court. With these observations, the present petition is disposed off. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge August 12, 2008 “DK”