Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 549 · Decided 17 April 2009
Satish @ Dhanna v. State of M.P. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 549 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 486
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 761/2009
- Decided
- 17 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 147, 148, 3021149; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
J. JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF c CHILDREN) ACT, 2000: ss.2 (K), 16 and 20 - 'Juvenile' - On date of occurrence, 1986 Act was in operation - Subsequently 2000 Act coming into force - Held: On the date of occurrence and on the date D of production of offender in court, he had not - He cannot be denied benefit of 2000 Act - Referring him to Juvenile Board at this stage would not be proper - While sustaining the conviction, sentence restricted to period already undergone - Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 147, E 148, 3021149. In the instant appeal filed by the appellant, who faced
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