Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 1044 · Decided 16 December 2015
MOHD. Feroz Khan@ Feroz v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 1044 · [2015] 15 S.C.R. 147
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 67/2014
- Decided
- 16 December 2015
- Bench
- JASTI CHELAMESWAR, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 1208, 302, 396; Constitution Article 32; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
A B Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 - ss.2(1), 20 - Convietion of petitioner for offence of C murder - Plea of juvenility raised before Supreme court for the first time for setting aside the sentence - Held: Since petitioner was below 18 years on the date the provisions of Act of 2000 would apply in his case - Matter remitted to Juvenile Justice Board for· disposal of D petitioner's case- Penal Code, 1860- ss. 1208, 302 and 396. Allowing the appeal and remitting the matter to the Juvenile Justice Board, the Court HELD: It was held in
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