IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.509 of 2011 BHARAT KUMAR @ BHARAT PRASAD Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR For the Petitioner : Mr. Akhileshwar Kumar Srivastava, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Pradeep Narayan, APP ----------- 02 10.05.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner, who has been declared juvenile in conflict with law, has approached this Court seeking bail in a case instituted under Section 392 of the Penal Code. As per allegation in the F.I.R., while the informant was returning back home in the night he was taken over by three motor -cycles. His motor-cycle was made to stop whereafter the riders of these motor-cycles looted him of his motor-cycle and other belongings. Learned counsel submits that petitioner is in custody/remand home since 01.12.2010, and that he has been set at liberty in other criminal cases. It appears from the appellate Court’s order that the petitioner is facing criminal accusations at least in two other cases. A report from the concerned Probation Officer was also called for which revealed that the conduct of the petitioner was found suspicious inasmuch as he had no good association. Having regard to the materials on record, the appellate Court while rejecting the prayer for bail observed as under in para- 7:- “7. It is true that according to the provisions as laid down under Section 12 of Juvenile Justice ( Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000, a juvenile has to be released on bail but at the same time it is 2 also laid down therein that if there appear reasonable grounds for believing that the release of a juvenile is likely to bring him into association with any known criminal or expose him to moral, physical or psychological danger or that the release would defeat the ends of justice the juvenile has not to be released on bail. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case of G.R. case no. 3161 of 2010 arising out of Siwan town P.S. case no. 280/10 as stated above in which the appellant was apprehended at the spot and the firearm and cartridge were also recovered from his conscious possession, it reasonably appears that the appellant is associated with criminal elements. It appear that the Juvenile Justice Board in the present case i.e. Siwan Muf. P.S. Case no. 250/10 has called for a report from Probation Officer which reveals that the neighbours told that the conduct of the appellant was suspicious and he has no good association.” Having considered the submissions made on behalf of the parties, this Court is not inclined to take a different view for the present. The application is dismissed. If there is undue delay in disposal of the case the petitioner shall have liberty to approach the Court below for bail which shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law uninfluenced by the present order. Sym (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)