Supreme Court of India

Ranjit Singh v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2008] 13 S.C.R. 332
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 11 September 2008

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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 - s. 20 - Applicability of - Accused tried for commission c of offence under /PC in 1993 - Age of accused more than 16 years on date of occurrence - Held: s. 20 deals with cases related to period when 1986 Act was in force - It provides that proceadings shall continue as if Act of 2000 is not in existence - Even if the definition of 'iuvenile' has undergone change by fixing age to be 18 years, proceedings shall continue on the footing that accused was juvenile under 1986 Act - Thus, accused is not legally permissible to take the

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