Try this :-
try{
String valuee="25/04/2013";
Date currentDate =new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy").parse(valuee);
System.out.println("Date is ::"+currentDate);
}catch(Exception e){
System.out.println("Error::"+e);
e.printStackTrace();
}
Output:-
Date is ::Thu Apr 25 00:00:00 GMT+05:30 2013
Your value should be proper format.
In your question also you have asked for this below :-
Date currentDate = new Date(value);
This style of date constructor is already deprecated.So, its no more use.Being we know that Date has 6 constructor.Read more