Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1184 · Decided 12 May 2016
Parag Bhati (Juvenile) THR. Legal Guardian- MOTHER-SMT. Rajni Bhat! v. State of Uttar Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1184 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 1089
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 486/2016
- Decided
- 12 May 2016
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000: s. 7 A - Juvenility of the accused on the date of occurrence - Determination of - Date of birth mentioned in the matriculation certificate doubtful, direction by the Medical Board for conducting and the Board holding that appellant is· a major - Correctness of - Held: If the Board comes to the conclusion that the date of birth mentioned in the matriculation certificate raises some doubt on the basis of material or evidence on record, it can seek medical opinion from a duly
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