Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 247 · Decided 22 March 2024
Thirumoorthy v. State Represented BY the Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 247 · [2024] 3 S.C.R. 1228
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1773/2024
- Decided
- 22 March 2024
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 6; CrPC Section 374(2); POCSO Act Section 6; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Appellant-accused, a Child in Conflict with Law on the date of the incident was convicted and sentenced u/ss.363, 342, 302, 201 r/w 302, IPC and s.6, POCSO Act. Trial, conviction and sentence of the appellant, if was vitiated on account of non-adherence to of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 - ss.3, 9, 15, 18, 19 - Despite the appellant-accused having been found to be a juvenile and thus, a Child in Conflict with Law (CICL) on
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