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.....to g.r. no. 4017 of 2012, rejecting the bail application of the juvenile-petitioner, has been dismissed by the learned appellate court below. the petitioner was apprehended on 24.9.2012 along with other co- accused persons and from possession of the petitioner, one country-made pistol and four live cartridges were recovered. the petitioner was declared to be a juvenile and he filed his application for bail, which was rejected by the juvenile justice board holding that release of the petitioner may bring him into association with known criminals, which shall be dangerous for his physical, moral and psychological development. the appeal filed against the said order was also dismissed by learned appellate court below. in the facts of this case, i am inclined to enlarge the petitioner, aman kumar, being a juvenile, on bail. accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the juvenile justice board, hazaribag, in connection with g.r. no. 4017 of 2012 arising out of patratu p.s. case no. 204 of 2012, with the condition that one of the bailers should be the father of the petitioner and he shall give an undertaking in the court below that he shall keep the juvenile-petitioner under his personal care and protection and no repetition of such offence shall be made by the petitioner. this application is accordingly, allowed. ( h. c. mishra, j.) r.kr.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI Cr. Revision No. 477 of 2013 Aman Kumar ..... Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .. Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HONBLE MR. JUSTICE H. C. MISHRA ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhirendra Kumar Prasad, Advocate For the State : A.P.P. ------ 2/ 21.06.2013 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 29th April 2013 passed by learned Sessions Judge, Hazaribag, in Criminal Appeal No. 75 of 2013, whereby the appeal filed against the order dated 20th March 2013 passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, Hazaribag, in Patratu P.S. Case no. 204 of 2012 corresponding to G.R. No. 4017 of 2012, rejecting the bail application of the juvenile-petitioner, has been dismissed by the learned Appellate Court below. The petitioner was apprehended on 24.9.2012 along with other co- accused persons and from possession of the petitioner, one country-made pistol and four live cartridges were recovered. The petitioner was declared to be a juvenile and he filed his application for bail, which was rejected by the Juvenile Justice Board holding that release of the petitioner may bring him into association with known criminals, which shall be dangerous for his physical, moral and psychological development. The appeal filed against the said order was also dismissed by learned Appellate Court below. In the facts of this case, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner, Aman Kumar, being a juvenile, on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Juvenile Justice Board, Hazaribag, in connection with G.R. No. 4017 of 2012 arising out of Patratu P.S. Case No. 204 of 2012, with the condition that one of the bailers should be the father of the petitioner and he shall give an undertaking in the Court below that he shall keep the juvenile-petitioner under his personal care and protection and no repetition of such offence shall be made by the petitioner. This application is accordingly, allowed. ( H. C. Mishra, J.) R.Kr.