Nalanda minor absolved of charges after clearing NDA examination

BIHARSHARIF : Nalanda Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) principal judge Manvendra Mishra on Tuesday absolved a minor of charges filed against him under Section 307( attempt to murder, section 27, possession of firearms) and other relevant sections of IPC for preventing policemen from carrying out their duty and violating Covid-related restrictions, after he cleared the written test of National Defence Academy (NDA) 2021.
APP Rajesh Pathak said, “On the occasion of Ganesh festival, a dance programme of female dancers was organised at Pralahad Nagar village under the Noorsarai police station area on September 13 this year. According to the FIR filed by Noorsarai police station house officer Virendra Prasad on September 14, around 200 residents attacked police persons with stones and hurled chairs on them after they were told to stop the unauthorised dance programme organised in violation of Covid protocol. He said an FIR against 47 known and 150 unknown persons was filed and the court of ACJM-VII referred the minor to JJB court on October 27, this year.”
He said, besides clearing the NDA written test, he was also adjudged the best shooter in the district-level firing test conducted recently by the NCC 38 battalion.
While absolving the minor of charges, the court observed, “As the the juvenile is not involved in any other criminal case and has a good academic record, the court keeping in view the juvenile boy’s proper care, protection, development and fulfilment of his basic needs, absolves him of all charges.”
He also directed Nalanda SP Hari Prasath S not to mention this in his character certificate, which he is required to submit after his final selection.