Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 918 · Decided 31 July 2025
Suresh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & ANR. R1: State of Uttar Pradesh R2: Devi Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 918 · [2025] 8 S.C.R. 305
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 347/2018
- Decided
- 31 July 2025
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 452, 302; Evidence Act Section 35, 74; Juvenile Justice Act Section 35, 74
Headnote
Whether the Courts below erred in declaring the Respondent No.2 as a 'juvenile' under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, on the date of the incident. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 - r.12 - Procedure to be followed in determination of Age - FIR was filed against Respondent No.2 and his father u/ss.452 and 302, IPC - Respondent No.2 pleaded juvenility - Trial Court declared
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