Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 1012 · Decided 21 November 2023
Pawan Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 1012 · [2023] 15 S.C.R. 261
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 3548/2023
- Decided
- 21 November 2023
- Bench
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, SUDHANSHU DHULIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 34; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
261 : 2023 INSC 1012 261 CASE DETAILS PAWAN KUMAR v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. (Criminal Appeal No. 3548 of 2023) NOVEMBER 21, 2023 [SANJAY KISHAN KAUL AND SUDHANSHU DHULIA,JJ] HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: The question which arise for determination is whether the appellant was a of age - When exact assessment of the age cannot be done: Held: Age of a juvenile has to be determined on the basis of the date of the alleged commission of the crime - In a case of juvenility where two views are possible, a liberal approach should be undertaken -
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