SACHIN SINGH RAJPUT
Xyz (Minor) Nill – Appellant
Versus
State of Chhattisgarh, Through Police Station Civil Lines, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh – Respondent
ORDER :
1. This Criminal Revision under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children), Act 2015 (for Short “Act of 2015”) has been filed challenging the legality, judicial propriety and correctness of order dated 05.05.2022 passed by Ld. Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court), Children Court Bilaspur(CG), in Criminal Appeal No.73/2022 whereby the Ld. Court dismissed the criminal appeal preferred by the applicant against the order dated 20.04.2022 passed by Principal Judge, Juvenile Justice Board, Bilaspur (CG) dismissing the application for grant of bail by the applicant under Section 12 of Act of 2015..
2. The case of prosecution in brief, is that the complainant lodged a report alleging that on 24.02.2022 at about 5:35 pm when he was sitting in the garden of Samta colony with his friends Naveen Mahadeva, Uday Chakardhari, Harish Meshram and Dadu Yadaw, some persons juvenile-conflict-with-law and their friends from Talapara came there and some hot talk took place among them. It is further alleged that on the very next day i.e. on 25.02.2022 again the accused persons came and assaulted the complainant and his friends, due to which they sustained grievous i
The Juvenile Justice Act mandates bail for juveniles unless exceptional circumstances exist, which were not present in this case.
The main legal point established is that the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 entitles juveniles to be released on bail, except in specific circumstances, and the denial o....
The court emphasized that the gravity of the offence alone does not justify denying bail to juveniles; potential dangers to society and the juvenile's welfare must be considered.
Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law - Section 12(1) of Act reveals that, any person, who is apparently a child, shall be entitled to be released on bail with....
The main legal point established is that a juvenile is entitled to be released on bail except in specific circumstances as per Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
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