By: Express News ServiceVadodara | January 3, 2026 08:13 PM IST 3 min readThe juvenile moved the HC through his father as a guardian under Section 102 of the JJ Act seeking regular bail.THE GUJARAT High Court (HC) recently ordered the release of a juvenile in conflict with law on regular bail after filing of chargesheet under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) on the surety of his father with a bail bond of Rs 5,000.The juvenile had been booked in an alleged case of rape under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) in Surendranagar district last year. He had remained in an observation home for over six months after his bail application was rejected by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) as well as the first appellate court.The juvenile moved the HC through his father as a guardian under Section 102 of the JJ Act seeking regular bail.During the hearing, the counsel for the applicant, Devangi S Solanki and Jaydeep Solanki, submitted that the case arose out of a consensual love affair and that both the accused and the victim were minors. It was further argued that the investigation had been completed and the charge-sheet filed, eliminating any possibility of tampering with evidence.The recent oral order of the court noted the submissions and also took note of an affidavit filed on behalf of the original complainant of the FIR– father of the victim– who was a respondent in the case by Advocate BR Dholariya, stating that the parties had arrived at an out-of-court settlement and that the complainant had no objection to the release of the juvenile on bail.The court ordered the juvenile applicant to be released on regular bail on the surety of his father with a bail bond of Rs 5,000 and directed that the “probation officer shall monitor the conduct of the juvenile in conflict with law and shall quarterly submit the report before the appellate Court till completion of the trial.”The court also directed that if the probation officer considers any necessity of “sending the juvenile for any behavior modification then necessary therapy and psychiatric support be provided to the juvenile in conflict with law… The father of the juvenile to ensure that the juvenile will not fall into bad company.”Story continues below this adThe applicant’s lawyers also submitted that as per the provisions of the JJ Act, “it would be mandatory to enlarge the applicant on bail… the learned Sessions Judge has failed to appreciate and interpret the provisions of Section 12 of the JJ Act in its true and proper perspective,” the order noted. The oral order of the court also noted the submissions by the Additional Public Prosecutor that the JJ Board and the Sessions Judge have “referred to the facts of the case, the role attributed to the applicant and the nature and gravity of the crime.” © The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Gujarat