1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CRI.WRIT PETITION NO.136 OF 2010. GOPAL MAHADEO GOHATE, OPEN DISTT. PRISON PAITHAN. .. VERSUS .. SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI & ANR. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri R.R.Shrivastava, Advocate (Appointed) for Petitioner. Shri A.S.Fulzele, A.P.P. for Respondent/ State. CORAM : A.P.LAVANDE & R.C.CHAVAN, JJ. DATE : APRIL 20, 2010. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has made out a grievance in this petition that he was juvenile offender at the time of commission of the offence on 17.10.1992 on the basis of a certificate issued by the Gram Panchayat. Salegaon (Umate). 3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor has tendered an affidavit in reply by Police Station Officer, Karanja Ghadge, District : Wardha, which is taken on record. 4. It appears that the petitioner obtained certificate from Gram Panchayat, Salegaon (Umate) on the basis of an 2 affidavit filed by him. There is no other foundation for the claim that the petitioner was born on 01.09.1975. The Police Station Officer has filed on record a photocopy of School Leaving Certificate, issued by Zilla Parishad Primary School, Junapani, which shows that the petitioner was born on 9th January, 1973 and therefore, was 18 years old on the date of commission of the offence. 5. In view of this, the claim of the petitioner that he was a juvenile offender on the date of commission of the offence appears to be false. The petition is, therefore, dismissed. 6. Fees payable to Shri R.R.Shrivastava, Advocate appointed for the petitioner, is quantified at Rs.Seven Hundred and Fifty. JUDGE JUDGE RR..