Section 24
Provision Relating To Trial
(1) No child shall be detained in the course of trial and no bail or guarantee shall be demanded from him or her.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Juvenile Court may, for reasons to be recorded, send a child accused of an offence to the child reform home during trial, in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If there is adequate ground that the child's life would be in danger, someone would get hurt from him or her, such a child would go away or any other reason that it is not appropriate to put him or her elsewhere,
(b) If it appears from the evidence available for the time being that a child accused of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or more or there is a reasonable ground to believe that he or she is an offender.
(3) Except in the circumstance referred to in sub-section (2), other child accused of offence may be entrusted to his or her father, mother, other family member or guardian, and in their absence to an institution or person working for the welfare of the children on a condition that the child will be presented as and when needed.
Provided that if the Juvenile Court deems that it is not appropriate to keep the child in the reform home, taking into account the child's physical condition, age, circumstances at the time of commission of the offence as mentioned in sub-section (2), it shall not bar the entrusting of such a child to his or her father, mother, other family member or guardian, and in their absence, to an institution or person protecting the rights and interests of the child, by specifying the conditions pursuant to this sub-section.
(4) While entrusting a responsibility of a child pursuant to sub-section (3), that person and the child shall be informed about the specified conditions and the consequences that must be borne if they have not been followed.
(5) If the child who is entrusted to someone pursuant to sub-section (3) does not follow the conditions specified by the juvenile court, the trial of the case may be made by keeping him or her in the child reform home.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Juvenile Court may, for reasons to be recorded, send a child accused of an offence to the child reform home during trial, in any of the following circumstances:
(a) If there is adequate ground that the child's life would be in danger, someone would get hurt from him or her, such a child would go away or any other reason that it is not appropriate to put him or her elsewhere,
(b) If it appears from the evidence available for the time being that a child accused of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or more or there is a reasonable ground to believe that he or she is an offender.
(3) Except in the circumstance referred to in sub-section (2), other child accused of offence may be entrusted to his or her father, mother, other family member or guardian, and in their absence to an institution or person working for the welfare of the children on a condition that the child will be presented as and when needed.
Provided that if the Juvenile Court deems that it is not appropriate to keep the child in the reform home, taking into account the child's physical condition, age, circumstances at the time of commission of the offence as mentioned in sub-section (2), it shall not bar the entrusting of such a child to his or her father, mother, other family member or guardian, and in their absence, to an institution or person protecting the rights and interests of the child, by specifying the conditions pursuant to this sub-section.
(4) While entrusting a responsibility of a child pursuant to sub-section (3), that person and the child shall be informed about the specified conditions and the consequences that must be borne if they have not been followed.
(5) If the child who is entrusted to someone pursuant to sub-section (3) does not follow the conditions specified by the juvenile court, the trial of the case may be made by keeping him or her in the child reform home.