24/07/2025
SC: Quashes adult conviction after finding accused was juvenile at time of offense
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"The appellant was convicted in 1993 for r**e and wrongful confinement of an 11-year-old girl, receiving 5 years imprisonment. The High Court upheld this in 2024. However, before the Supreme Court, the appellant claimed he was a juvenile at the time of the 1988 offense. The Court ordered an age inquiry, which confirmed through school records that he was born on September 14, 1972, making him only 16 years old when the crime occurred on November 17, 1988. Since he was a juvenile under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, the Supreme Court set aside his criminal conviction and sentence, referring the matter to the Juvenile Justice Board for appropriate proceedings under juvenile law."
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