Juvenile Delinquent X Thru. His Father Y v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench — Criminal Revision No. 967 of 2024 (neutral citation 2024:AHC-LKO:73334), decided 06.11.2024 by Brij Raj Singh, J. Juvenile revisionist (aged about 16 years, in custody since 24.07.2017) granted bail in Case Crime No. 73 of 2017, sections 302, 201 IPC, PS Udaipur, District Pratapgarh; Juvenile Justice Board order dated 22.11.2018 and Juvenile Justice Court/Special Judge (POCSO Act) judgement/order dated 22.07.2024 in Criminal Appeal No. 64/2024 set aside; custody handed to father; bail bond Rs. 10,000 with two sureties of the like amount; conduct conditions imposed on parents/guardian. Keywords: juvenile bail, parity with co-accused (Sandeep Singh, Sarita Devi, Tarawati), confessional statement of co-accused, Probation Officer report, Section 161 CrPC statement, prolonged incarceration of over six years.
What did the court decide?
Revision allowed; both impugned orders set aside; revisionist juvenile to be put in the custody of his father and released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.10,000 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the concerned Juvenile Justice Board, subject to conditions on the parents/guardian regarding his education, betterment, abstention from criminal activity and constant checking of his activities.