Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 716 · Decided 13 July 2022
Barun Chandra Thakur v. Master Bholu & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 716 · [2022] 10 S.C.R. 595
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 950/2022
- Decided
- 13 July 2022
- Bench
- DINESH MAHESHWARI, VIKRAM NATH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Juvenile Justice Act Section 15
Headnote
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - s.15 - Proviso to s. 15(1) - Directory or Mandatory - Held: Well settled principle of interpretation that the word 'may' when used in a legislation by itself does not connote a directory meaning to the court that the intent of the legislature is to convey a statutory duty, then the use of the word "may" will not prevent the Court from giving it a mandatory colour - Looking to the purpose of the Act, 2015 and its legislative intent, particularly to ensure the
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