These boys were apprehended by Indian security agencies in separate incidents from the Arabian sea over the past one-and-half years with other Pakistani fishermen.
They were facing charge of trespassing into Indian waters.
The minors who were under the judicial custody of Jamnagar Juvenile court and were kept in the zonal observation home for boys in Rajkot as there was no observation home facility for such children in Jamnagar district.
Kanaksinh Jhala, social defence officer, Rajkot, said, "The Jamnagar juvenile court has acquitted the seven minor boys and handed over its custody to Jamnagar social justice department. We received a communication from the court on Wednesday morning."
After their release, they will be sent to Pakistan via Wagah Border in a train, sources said. The Jamnagar police will arrange for their train travel to Wagah after a couple of days.
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