ANAND BISHAL KUJUR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE instant application has been filed against the order dated 07.06.2007 passed by the 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Gumla in Criminal Appeal No. 10 of 2007 whereby the order of the Juvenile Justice Board, Ranchi dated 16.12.2006 by which the petitioners prayer for bail under the provisions of Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act has been rejected.

(2.) THE petitioner has been made accused for the offences under Sections 302, 201/34 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code.

(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the state, on the other hand, opposes the prayer on the ground that the allegations against the petitioner is serious and the petitioner is accused for committing heinous offences, both of murder and rape of the victim and as rightly observed by the learned court below, the release of the petitioner would bring him in association with other known criminals.