1. The petitioner is a juvenile represented by his father. He is stated to be in conflict with law in respect of the offences under Section 294(b), 323, 506(ii) IPC and Section 4 of Tamil Nadu Women Harassment Act.

2. According to the case of the prosecution, the defacto complainant Rathika gave a complaint alleging that false propaganda is made about the conduct of the daughter of the accused No. 1 and on account of that, the petitioner along with other accused persons, have beaten the defacto complainant and threatened her with dire consequences.

3. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent.

4. It is alleged that as the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (hereinafter referred to as J.J. Act) did not contain any provision for anticipatory bail, the petitioner is ready to surrender before the Juvenile Justice Board and the Board must be directed to consider the bail application of the petitioner on the same day of surrender.

5. Whether this application is maintainable is the issue to be considered.

6. Section 12 of the J.J. Act directly provides the answer for this issue and Section 12 reads as under:-

“12. Bail of juvenile —

(1) When any person accus