Lucknow, March 30 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has said that it is illegal to conduct a medical examination (ossification test) to determine a minor's age when certificates from a school, board, municipal corporation, municipality, or panchayat are available.

The high court set aside the orders of the Juvenile Justice Board and the special Pocso court and granted conditional bail to a minor accused of molesting and threatening a 15-year-old girl. The court directed the minor to appear before the district probation officer with his guardian on the 10th of every month for one year and to stay away from any criminal activity.

Justice Manish Kumar passed the order recently on a revision petition filed by the minor.

The ...