SANJAY KUMAR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

(2.) THIS revision application is directed against the judgment passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, Chatra dated 29.08.2008, by which order the Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Court, Chatra found that the three juveniles (Petitioner Nos. 1, 2 and 3) have already fallen in a bad company and apart from this case, the petitioner No.1, Sanjay Kumar, another case vide Chatra P.S. Case No. 37 of 2007 under Section 395 of the Indian Penal Code is also pending and against the juveniles i. e. petitioner No.2, Raju Kumar and Petitioner No.3, Pankaj Kumar, another case vide Sadar P.S. Case No. 58 of 2007 under Section 392 of the Indian Penal Code is pending and the all the three petitioners have earlier fled away from the observation home, Hazaribagh. In appeal, the Sessions Judge, Chatra by his order dated 19.11.2008 concurred with the finding of the Juvenile Justice Board, Chatra and rejected the prayer for their bail.

(3.) ON the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer of the learned counsel for the petitioners and submitted that apart from the two cases, the petitioners are also in a habit of running away from the remand home and as such they does not deserve the privilege of bail.