🟦 JJ Act - High Court can consider bail applications in its original jurisdiction in respect of juveniles under S.12 🟦 JJ Act - Grant of bail to a juvenile is the norm under S.12 and its refusal, an exception - Mandate of the Statute is not to detain a juvenile but to release him 🟦 JJ Act - Grant of bail -- Continued retention of juveniles in Observation Home is against the purport of the Act - Long periods of retention in Observation Home without being reunited with his family cannot be said to be in the best interest of the child *2025 KHC OnLine 604*