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sought by the Juvenile Court, the complainant or the juvenile may make an application to the
High Court in this respect.
(10)
The Juvenile Cout may hold its sittiog at a place, other than the place in which
the ordinary courts hold sittings for trial ofother cases.
5,
Arrest of a juvenile.- (1) The anested juvenile shall be kept in an observation
home and the officer-in-charge of the police station shall, as soon as possible,-
(a)
inform guardian of the juvenile,
if
he can be found, of such arrest and
inform him ofthe time, date and name of the Juvenile Court before which
the
(b)
juvenile shall be produced; and
inform the concemed probation officer to enable him to obtain such
information about
tle juvenile
and other material circumstances which
may be of assistance to the Juvenile Court for making inquiry.
(2)
No juvenile shall be arrested under any of the laws dealing with preventive
detention or rurder the provisions of Chapter
(3)
The repon under section 173
VIII of the Code.
ofthe Code shall also describe the steps taken by the
officer-in-charge for referring the matter to the Juvenile Justice Committee for disposal of case
through diversion, where it was so required under section 9.
6,
Release
of a juvenile on bail.- (1) Notwithstanding anlthing contained in
Code, a juvenile accused of bailable offence shall,
if
the
already not released under section 496
of
the Code, be released by the Juvenile Court on bail with or without surety unless it appears that
there are reasonable grounds for believing that the release of such juvenile may bring him in
association with criminals or expose him to any other danger. In this situation the juvenile shall
be placed under the custody of a suitable person or Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre under the
supervision of probation officer. The juvenile shall not under any circumstances be kept in a
police station under police custody orjail in such cases.