Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 525 · Decided 15 April 2019
Ashok Kumar Mehra & ANR. v. The State of Punjab ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 525 · [2019] 6 S.C.R. 41
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1466/2008
- Decided
- 15 April 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, DINESH MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000: ss. 2(k), 2(I), 7A read with s.20 - Benefit of 2000 Act - Entitlement to - Conviction and sentence of appellant no. 2 for offences u/s. 302/34 IPC by the High Court reversing the order of acquittal by Sessions Judge before this Court for the first time by the appellant - On appeal, held: In light of ss. 2(k), 2(I), 7A rw s. 20 as amended in 2006, a juvenile who had not completed eighteen years on the date of commission of the offence is entitled to the benefit of the 2000 Act, even though plea of
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