Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 324 · Decided 20 March 2020
Pawan Kumar Gupta v. State of NCT of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 324 · [2020] 4 S.C.R. 1055
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 122/2020
- Decided
- 20 March 2020
- Bench
- R. BANUMATHI, ASHOK BHUSHAN, A.S. BOPANNA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 72; POCSO Act; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Constitution of India: Arts.32 and 72 - Writ petition challenging the rejection of mercy petition by the President of India on the ground that the settled principles of consideration of mercy petition were not followed - Contention of writ petitioner that the petitioner's plea of determined and this aspect was not kept in view while rejecting mercy petition u/Art.72 of the Constitution - Held: There is no merit in the contention of the writ petitioner - The petitioner had earlier raised plea of juvenility before the Juvenile Justice Board and after considering
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