Juvenile Justice -An application for claiming juvenility may be made even after the judgment and order of conviction and sentence has been granted against a person which has attained finality. (Para 11) [In this case, Court accepted appellant’s juvenility claim and acquitted the him in murder case]
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; Section 14,15 – The provision of Section 14(3) of the Act, providing for the period of three months for completion of a preliminary assessment under Section 15 of the Act, is not mandatory. The same is held to be directory. The period can be extended, for …
Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 ; Section 9(2) –The proviso to Section 9(2) of the JJ Act, 2015 clearly enumerates that plea of juvenility may be raised before any Court and it shall be recognised at any stage, even after final disposal of the case – Guidelines laying down the standards for evaluating the claim of …
Rahul Kumar Yadav vs State Of Bihar 2024 INSC 359 – Juvenility Plea Read More »
Juvenile Justice(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 ; Section 1 5 – Quashing the conviction of an accused in POCSO Case, the SC observed: In absence of a preliminary assessment being conducted by the Board under Section 15, and without an order being passed by the Board under Section 15(1) read with Section 18(3), …
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015; Section 94 – Section 94(2) of the JJ Act provides for the mode of determination of age. In the order of priorities, the date of birth certificate from the school stands at the highest pedestal whereas ossification test has been kept at the last rung to …
Vinod Katara vs State Of UP 2024 INSC 171 – S 94 Juvenile Justice Act Read More »
Summary : Woman concurrently convicted in a murder case of the year 2000 – Juvenility claim accepted and appeal allowed – on the date on which the incident constituting the offence took place, the age of the appellant was less than 18 years – The maximum action which could have been taken against the appellant …