Archive · 1 Sep 2026
High Court Orders Release of Minor Treated as Adult
A police case included a boy who was younger than 18 years old.
The police treated him like an adult and sent him to regular jail custody.
His father challenged this action in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The father showed documents saying the boy was born on September 12, 2008.
The court agreed that the boy should be handled under rules meant to protect children.
It ordered that he be released from custody.
The court also said the authorities must follow the Juvenile Justice Act.
A police officer was ordered to personally pay Rs 10,000 in costs.
The article also says police involved in the apprehension had received rewards before the court petition was filed.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered the release of a minor boy who had been treated as an adult accused.
The boy was identified as accused No. 8 in Crime No. 106 of 2026 registered by Samisragudem police.
His father said official documents showed the boy was born on September 12, 2008, making him under 18 at the relevant times.
The court directed authorities to handle the boy under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
The court imposed costs of Rs 10,000 on the police officer involved, payable personally.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh High Court, the minor boy, his father Veligatla Venkata Narayana, and police authorities were involved.
- What
- The court ordered the release of a minor who had been apprehended, remanded, and treated as an adult accused.
- When
- The boy was born on September 12, 2008; the order concerned Crime No. 106 of 2026 and proceedings before the habeas corpus petition.
- Where
- The case involved Samisragudem police in Nidadavole mandal and custody at Central Prison, Rajamahendravaram.
- Why
- The court found that the boy had to be dealt with under the statutory safeguards and procedures of the Juvenile Justice Act.
- Court
- Andhra Pradesh High Court
- Bench
- Justice N Jayasurya and Justice T C D Sekhar
- Case
- Writ petition filed by Veligatla Venkata Narayana
- Police case
- Crime No. 106 of 2026, registered by Samisragudem police
- Minor’s recorded birth date
- September 12, 2008
- Custody location
- Central Prison, Rajamahendravaram
- Costs imposed
- Rs 10,000, payable personally by the fourth respondent police officer
- Applicable law
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015