Supreme Court of India

Vimal Chadha v. Vikas Choudhary and Another

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Reported as [2008] 9 S.C.R. 911
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 27 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the mat- D ter may be considered afresh in the light of the provisions of Section 472 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by the learned trial court.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 - Determination of age of Juvenile in delinquency - For the offence of murder coupled with abduction - Ransom c calls made even after killing of deceased - Held: Such of­ fence is a continuous offence - Hence the matter is required to be determined in the light of s. 472 Cr P. . - Code of Crimi­ nal Procedure, 1973 - s. 472. Respondent No. 1-accused was charged for the of- fence of abduction coupled with murder. Initially he did not claim himself to be a juvenile. After the prosecution adduced its evidence, accused filed an

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