MATA ALIAS MANOHAR SINGH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this revision the prayer of the petitioner is to set aside the order dated, 3rd May 1995 of the learned Sessions Judge, Jaipur City, in Criminal Appeal No. 72/95 confirming the order of Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Court, Jaipur whereby bail was declined to the petitioner. The circumstances leading to the petition may be narrated as under :

(2.) At the out-set, it may be stated that revision petition has wrongly been filed under Section 397 read with Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, perhaps without looking to the provisions of the Act, as a revision is provided under Section 38 of the Act. However, I treat this revision under Sec. 38 of the Juvenile Justice Act.

(3.) Section 18(1) of the Act contains the provision of bail and it runs as under :