Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 640 · Decided 19 September 2013
Nagoor Pichai @ Badusha v. State TR. Sub-Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 640 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 356
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 853/2013
- Decided
- 19 September 2013
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, VIKRAMAJIT SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Juvenile Justice Act Section 8
Headnote
C Tamil Nadu Borstal Schools Act, 1925 - ss. 2(1), 8 & 10 - Petitioner convicted uls.302 /PC for murder and sentenced to life imprisonment~ He was over 19 years of age on the date of incident, and 22 years 9 months old on the date of . conv[ction - Plea for detention ~choo/ o . - Held: Definition of 'adolescent offender' in s.2(1) of the Borstal Schools Act stipulates requirement of being not less than 16 years.but not more than 21 years of age on the date of conviction - Petitioner being over 21 years on the date of his conviction, it would not be
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