The Mercedes Benz involved in the accident
The accident occurred on the Vallarpadam-Kalamassery Container Road 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, the petition stated. Challenging both orders, the petitioners contend that the children’s court 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 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act. The proviso to Section 12(1) 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, the petition stated.
Kochi: The children of Jayabalakrishnan, who was killed after a Mercedes-Benz car allegedly driven by a district judge’s minor son rammed into his scooter at Cheranelloor, have approached the high court challenging the orders granting bail to the juvenile accused. Jayabalakrishnan was returning home on his scooter after closing his wayside eatery when the car allegedly driven by the minor boy rammed into his vehicle, killing him.
The minor was produced before the JJB on the same day and granted bail. A bench of Justice C Jayachandran is scheduled to hear on Thursday the petition filed by Bhadrakeerthy R J and Bharat Sankar R J, the deceased man’s children, seeking to quash the orders of the juvenile justice board (JJB), Ernakulam, and the children’s court granting bail to the child in conflict with the law (CCL).