IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No.829 of 2011 ============================================= Deepak Poddar, s/o- Mahendra Poddar, r/o- village- Nawkothi, ,P.S.- Nawkothi, District- Begusarai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ============================================= Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Jai Prakash Singh, Advocate. For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ansarul Haque. APP ============================================= 3 14-09-2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is repeat application filed on behalf of the petitioner who has been declared juvenile in conflict with law seeking bail in a case instituted under Sections 302/384 of the Indian Penal Code. Learned counsel, referring to the said order, submits that the petitioner was found languishing in the Remand Home since 18.12.2008. It is contended that by now he has completed his custody in Remand Home for close to 03 years. Petitioner, referring to and relying on Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, submits that a juvenile cannot be kept in the Remand Home and/or jail custody for more than 03 years. A supplementary affidavit in terms of order dated 20.7.2011 has been filed. Learned counsel, relying on averments made in paragraph no. 2 thereof submits that, apart from the present case, he is accused in Naokothi P.S. case No. 76 of 2008 under Sections 384 and 386 of I.P.C. in which he has been released on bail. It is contended that the father of the petitioner is ready and willing to monitor the conduct of the petitioner in case he is released on bail. A status report was called for by this Court which is received and placed at Flag-B. It appears that after examination of all the prosecution witnesses, an application under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was filed on behalf of the prosecution which was allowed and the matter is resting there. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Juvenile Justice Board, Begusarai in connection with Nawkothi P.S. case No. 73 of 2008 subject to the following conditions: (i) One of the bailors shall be father of the petitioner. (ii) The petitioner shall appear in person on the dates fixed at the trial. In case of default in such appearance, the Trial Court shall have liberty to cancel bail bonds of the petitioner. (iii) During the subsistency of the present application, if the petitioner is found involved in any case, the same shall be a breach of the condition of bail entailing cancellation. PANKAJ KUMAR/- (Kishore K. Mandal, J)