Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1205 · Decided 16 November 2022
The State of Jammu & Kashmir (Now U.T. of Jammu & Kashmir) & ORS. v. Shubam Sangra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1205 · [2022] 8 S.C.R. 349
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1928/2022
- Decided
- 16 November 2022
- Bench
- AJAY RASTOGI, J.B. PARDIWALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Juvenile Justice: Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2014: r.74 - Plea of Juvenility - Kathua Rape Case - The Kathua rape case involved abduction, gang rape and murder of an eight year-old girl by six men and the respondent - Special Medical Board opined the age of respondent as above 19 years - However, the CJM, Kathua relied on the deposition of the Executive Officer, Municipal Committee and the deposition of father of respondent held that respondent was juvenile on date of the commission of the
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