The Court noted that Section 12 of JJ Act details the circumstances under which bail may be refused to a juvenile offender.
This provision lays down that bail should be ordinarily granted to a juvenile accused, regardless of what the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) or any other law says for adult offenders.
The Court explained that the only contingencies in which bail may be refused to children in conflict with law (including juvenile persons), as per this provision, are (i) if the release of the juvenile accused is likely to bring him into association with any known criminal, or (ii) expose him to moral, physical or psychological danger, or (iii) if his release would defeat the ends of justice.
Pertinently, it was pointed out that the gravity of the offence is not a ground under this Act to deny bail to a juvenile.
Source: Barandbench
