The Allahabad High Court in the case Juvenile ‘X’ (Minor) Thru. His Father vs. State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home, Lko. And Another observed and has granted bail to the 16-year-old boy, at the time of incident as the boy is been accused of killing his own mother while using the license of his father licensed pistol in the case of infamous Lucknow PUBG-Murder.
The court in the case observed though initially it was claimed that the Boy killed his mother as his mother stopped her from playing PUBG, a mobile-based game, thus, the subsequent reports suggested that it has been admitted by the Juvenile that the boy killed of his mother as the boy was being irritated with the frequent visits of a property dealer to his house to meet his mother.
In the present case, the FIR was lodged against him by his grandmother wherein it is alleged that he killed of his mother after her mother restrained him from using mobile phones.
The bench headed by Justice Shree Prakash Singh in the case observed and stated that he being a juvenile and that there is no eye witness to the said incident.
Therefore, the court in the case observed and has noted that the report filed by the DPO (the Deputy Probation Officer) does not disclose the fact that the release of the revisionist shall bring him upon in association with any unknown criminal or expose the revisionist to moral, physical or to the psychological danger.
The court in the case passed the said order while hearing of a revision petition moved by the juvenile, wherein it challenged the order of the Additional District & Sessions Judge, POCSO Court, Lucknow, denying him bail under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
However, the father of the Juvenile’s undertook before the High Court that he will take care of the conduct and the behaviour of the revisionist and further it has also been added that the Juvenile will observe good conduct and behaviour
to behave well in future. The court also considered that the revisionist is in a child protection home since June 08, 2022 and it has been undertaken by the father of the revisionist who being the guardian that he will keep vision over the revisionist and the revisionist will observe good conduct and the behaviour.
Accordingly, the court granted him the bail.
The counsels, Pradeep Kumar Rai, Prakash Pandey, Praveen Kumar Shukla appeared for the revisionist. The counsel, G.A. appeared for the opposite party.
