Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 160 · Decided 28 March 2005
Bijender Singh v. State of Haryana and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 160 · [2005] 2 S.C.R. 1131
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 448/2005
- Decided
- 28 March 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 120B; Constitution; Juvenile Justice Act Section 20, 1(3)
Headnote
B Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000-Juvenile Justice Act, I 986-Juvenile-Male juvenile and female juvenile-Distinction between, on the basis of age obliterated under the 2000 Act-Separate age C limits of l 6 years for male juveniles and I 8 years for female juveniles as female juveniles. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000-Sections 20 & 1(3)-Juvenile Justice Act, 1986-Applicabi/ity of the 2000 Act to cases D pending under the repealed 1986 Act-Held: Provisions of the 2000 Act would be applicable to cases initiated and pending trial
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