IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.641 of 2011 RAVI KUMAR @ RAGHUBIR KUMAR SON OF SRI RAJENDRA PRASAD, RESIDENT OF MOHALLA DEWARIYA, P.S. AND DISTRICT- JEHANABAD. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Rina Singh, Advocate. For the State : A.P.P. ----------- 3. 07.06.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 21.01.2011 passed by the Principal Magistrate, Jehanabad in Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 678 of 2010, Trial No. 387(J) of 2010/ 360(J) of 2011 refusing the prayer for bail of the petitioner and order dated 29.03.2011 passed by the learned District & Sessions Judge, Jehanabad in Cr. Appeal No. 04 of 2011 whereby dismissing the appeal the order of the Principal Magistrate has been confirmed. A case under Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code and ¾ of the Explosive Substance Act was registered vide Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 678 of 2010 and in course of investigation the petitioner was apprehended by the Investigation Officer. When the petitioner was taken into custody then he took a plea that he was a juvenile on the 2 date of occurrence and so he is entitled to be treated under the provisions of Juvenile Justice Act (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and on the prayer of the petitioner an inquiry was made and the petitioner was found to be juvenile but when the petitioner prayed to bail then it was rejected. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner has been declared to be juvenile then he is entitled to be released on bail and the bail can only be refused if there are enough circumstances on the record for believing that the release is likely to bring him into association with any known criminal or expose him to moral, physical or psychological danger or that his release would defeat the ends of justice. The First Information Report was registered against unknown and the petitioner’s name has come during investigation. The petitioner has been declared as juvenile. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the impugned orders are set aside and this criminal revision application is allowed. The petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail 3 bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Arbind Azad, Principal J.M. Jehanabad in Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 678 of 2010, Trial No. 387(J) of 2010/ 360(J) of 2011 with condition that one of the bailors should be the father of the petitioner who will file an affidavit undertaking before the court below stating that he will ensure that after release the petitioner is not allowed to associate himself with known criminals of the society and will not expose to moral, physical or psychological danger or his release would not defeat the ends of justice. Ibrar/- ( Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)