"Unless It Defeats Ends Of Justice...": Supreme Court On Denying Bail To Juvenile
NDTV
The bench set aside the orders of the Rajasthan High Court and Juvenile Justice Board denying bail to a juvenile who was charged with sexually assaulting a minor.
The Supreme Court has said bail cannot be denied to a juvenile in a criminal case unless the court records that the minor is likely to be associated with a known criminal, be exposed to moral, physical or psychological danger, or his release would defeat the ends of justice.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih set aside the orders of the Rajasthan High Court and Juvenile Justice Board denying bail to a juvenile, who was booked for sexually assaulting a minor.
"....the impugned orders are set aside. The appeal is accordingly allowed," the bench said while noting that the juvenile in conflict with law has been in custody for over one year, and directed that he shall be released on bail without surety.
