Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 552 · Decided 8 August 2011
Amit Singh v. State of Maharashtra & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 552 · [2011] 9 S.C.R. 890
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 16/2010
- Decided
- 8 August 2011
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Constitution Article 32, 21; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000: c ss. 2(1), 7-A, 15, 20, Explanation (as amended by ,_ Amendment Act, 2006) and s. 64 read with s. 15 - Petitioner, along with others, convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life u/ss 395, 120-B /PC etc. - Writ petition praying for in terms of the provisions of the Act on the ground that he was below 18 years of age but on the ' date of occurrence, i.e., 1.5.1999 - HELD: Explanation to s. 20 which was added in 2006 makes it clear that in all pending cases, which would include not only trials but even E subsequent
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