Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 145 · Decided 12 March 2010
Jabar Singh v. Dinesh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 145 · [2010] 3 S.C.R. 353
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 487/2010
- Decided
- 12 March 2010
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 35; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000: A B c s. 49 - Juvenile - Determination of age - Jurisdiction of competent authority and trial court - Application rejected by trial court - High Court allowing the application and remitting the matter to trial court for trial of Ast, treating him to be a juvenile on the o date of commission of offence - HELD: Section 49 is attracted when a person is brought before the competent authority, namely,. the Juvenile Justice Board and not otherwise - Jn the instant case, applicant was not brought before the competent authority
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