P&H: grants bail to Juvenile in custody for over 2.5 years in murder case.

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 11 Sep 2026
Headnotes

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, S.12, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — Bail — Juvenile in conflict with law — Murder case - Petitioner was a juvenile though being tried as an adult - None of three conditions u/s 12 of JJ Act were...


Facts of the Case

P&H: grants bail to Juvenile in custody for over 2.5 years in murder case.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a juvenile in conflict with law who was facing trial in a murder case registered at Civil Lines, Kaithal. Justice Vikram Aggarwal said the benefit of Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 could not be denied in the facts of the case.

The FIR was lodged on the statement of the deceased’s wife, who alleged that her husband Satish was found dead at his factory and suspected that the petitioner, along with two others, had murdered him. She also alleged that the DVR of the CCTV cameras...

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