(4) The juvenile court shall, in a case where a child is not granted bail under subsection (3),
direct for tracing the guardian of�� such child and where the guardian of the child is traced out, the
juvenile court may immediately release the child on bail.
(5) Where a child under the age of fifteen years is arrested or detained for an offence which is
punishable with imprisonment of less than ten years, shall be treated as if he was accused of
commission of a bailable offence.
(6) No child under the age of fifteen years shall be arrested under any of the laws dealing with
preventive detention or under the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Code.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code and except where a juvenile court is of the
opinion that the delay in the trial of the accused has been occasioned by an act or omission of the
accused or any other person acting on his behalf or in exercise of any right or privilege under any law
for the time being in force, a child who, for commission of an offence, has been detained, shall be
released on bail,—
(a) if, being accused of an offence punishable with death has been detained for such an
offence for a continuous period exceeding one year and whose trial for such an offence
has not concluded;
(b) if, being accused of any offence punishable for imprisonment for life has been detained
for such an offence for a continuous period exceeding six months and whose trial for such
offence has not concluded; or
(c) who, being accused of any offence not punishable with death, or imprisonment for life,
has been detained for such an offence for a continuous period exceeding four months and
whose trial for such an offence has not concluded:
Provided that where a child of the age of fifteen years or above is arrested, the Court may refuse
to grant bail if there are reasonable grounds to believe that such child is involved in an offence which
in its opinion is serious, heinous, gruesome, brutal, sensational in character or shocking to public
morality or he is a previous convict of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
11. Release on probation. Where on conclusion of an inquiry or trial, the juvenile court finds
that a child has committed an offence, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any
law for the time being in force, the juvenile court may, if it thinks fit—
(a) direct the child offender to be released on probation for good conduct and place such
child under the care of guardian or any suitable person executing a bond with or without
surety as the court may require, for the good behavior and wellbeing of the child for any
period not exceeding the period of imprisonment awarded to such child:
Provided that the child released on probation be produced before the juvenile court periodically
on such dates and time as it may direct.
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