Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 458 · Decided 10 July 2013
Jitendra Singh @ Babboo Singh & ANR. v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 458 · [2013] 13 S.C.R. 764
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 763/2003
- Decided
- 10 July 2013
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, MADAN B. LOKUR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304B, 498A, 3048; Constitution Article 20(1); Juvenile Justice Act Section 21(1), 2(k)
Headnote
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000: ss. 2(k), 7A and 20 - Prosecution of accused u/ss. 147, 302, 3048 and 498A /PC - During trial, accused raised plea of juvenifity underJuvenile Justice Act, 1986 - Plea rejected, finding him to be above 16 years of age - After trial, 498A and sentenced to 7 years and 2 years D imprisonment respectively with fine of Rs. 1001- - Conviction and sentence confirmed in High Court - In appeal to this Court, accused took plea of juvenility under Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 - On direction of Supreme Court trial court's report as to
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