Kerala High Court
Justice C Jayachandran also issued notice to the minor through the SHO of Cheranalloor police station and adjourned the petition filed by Bhadrakeerthy R J and Bharat Sankar R J, the children of the deceased, to Nov 19. The accident occurred on the Container Road at Cheranalloor in Kochi in the early hours of Oct 25. On Nov 5, the children’s court dismissed an appeal challenging the bail order and upheld the JJB’s decision, prompting the petitioners to approach the HC seeking to quash the bail granted to the child in conflict with law (CCL). They contended that the proviso to Section 12(1) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act explicitly provides for denial of bail if the release of a child is likely to defeat the ends of justice or expose the child to moral, physical or psychological danger. Hence, the court below erred in holding that the gravity of the offence and the loss of human life could not be considered while deciding the bail plea under Section 12 of the Act.
Jayabalakrishnan was returning home on his scooter after closing his wayside eatery when the car rammed into his vehicle.
The juvenile accused was produced before the juvenile justice board (JJB) by the police on the same day and granted bail.
Kochi : The high court has sought instructions from the state govt on a petition seeking cancellation of the bail granted to the minor son of a district judge in an accident case in which the minor allegedly drove a Mercedes-Benz car that rammed into a scooter, resulting in the death of Jayabalakrishnan.