The order passed by a coram comprising Principal Magistrate Touseef Ahmad Magray, and members Khair-ul-Nisa and Dr. Asima Hassan observed that release of youth on bail at this stage would certainly defeat the ends of justice.
“The gravity of the charge, manner of its perpetration, circumstances in which the offence is alleged to have been committed, its immediate and not so immediate impact on the society at large and the locality, in particular, besides its impact on the aggrieved family, are all matters to be taken into reckoning while judging a juvenile’s bail plea. All these factors are relevant under the last disentitling clause postulated under the proviso to Section 12 (1) of the (Juvenile Justice) Act, which says that release of the juvenile would ‘defeat the ends of justice’,” the JJB said.
Source: Barandbench
