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Order 27/03/2023 The juvenile 'X' daughter of Shri Madhavlal @ Madhu Bhil has been confined in connection with FIR No.233/2022 registered at Police Station Railmangra, District Rajsamand and is facing charges under Sections 302, 34 of IPC. She is lodged at the Observation Home, Rajasamand. The bail application preferred under Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 by the juvenile through amicus curiae was dismissed by the learned Juvenile Justice Board, Rajsamand vide order dated 08.12.2022. An appeal was preferred under Section 101 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 against the said order before the learned Session Judge, Rajsamand which also came to be dismissed vide order dated 14.12.2022 and the order passed by the learned Board was [2023/RJJD/007441] (2 of 4) [CRLR-65/2023] upheld. Aggrieved by the aforesaid two orders, the present revision petition has been filed under Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice Act read with Section 397/401 of the Cr.P.C.

Learned counsel for the juvenile-petitioner submits that the Juvenile Justice Board as well as the learned court below has grossly erred in rejecting the bail application of the juvenile- petitioner. They have failed to consider the correct factual and legal aspects of the case. The juvenile has been detained at the Observation Home, Rajsamand since quite some time and looking at the pace at which the trial is proceeding, it will likely take long time to conclude. The Juvenile Justice Board has treated the accused as juvenile. He further submits that there is no possibility of the juvenile-petitioner absconding. There is nothing on record that may debar him from getting released on bail, therefore, it is humbly prayed that the impugned orders be set aside and the juvenile be released on bail.

[2023/RJJD/007441] (4 of 4) [CRLR-65/2023] Consequently, the instant revision is allowed. The impugned order dated 08.12.2022 passed by the learned Juvenile Justice Board, Rajsamand and the impugned order dated 14.12.2022 passed by the Session Judge, Rajsamand are set aside. It is ordered that the accused-petitioner 'X' daughther of Shri Madhavlal@ Madhu Bhil arrested in connection with FIR No.233/2022 registered at Police Station Railmangra, District Rajsamand shall be released on bail; provided her natural guardian (brother) Shri Mahendralal Bhil furnishes a personal bond of Rs.50,000/- and two surety bonds of Rs.25,000/- each to the satisfaction of the learned court below with the stipulation that he will make his daughter appear before the Board on all dates of hearing and as and when called upon to do so and he will ensure that any situation which may bring the juvenile-petitioner into association with any known criminal or expose him to moral, physical or psychological danger or any situation where the juvenile-petitioner may repeat the offence in question is thwarted and he will work for improvement of the juvenile-petitioner.