Chandigarh, Oct. 1 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed a Juvenile Justice Board order (JJB) denying bail to a murder accused child in conflict with law without procuring a social investigation report.

While remanding back the case for fresh examination, the bench of justice Surya Partap Singh termed JJB's move "strange" and without any reasonable grounds the JJB and the appellate court formed the opinion, with regard to release of the juvenile on bail.

As per JJ Act, under which children in conflict with law are tried for offences, SIT is procured for in depth assessment of a juvenile social-economic background, family history and other circumstances relevant to the alleged offence.

In the case in hand, the bail plea was f...