Supreme Court of India

Eerati Laxman v. State of A.P.

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 509
Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 23 January 2009

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated hereinbefore, are of the opinion that the impugned judgment cannot be sustained.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT, 1986: Murder- Conviction of accused under s.302 /PC - Claim c of being juvenile rejected by trial court on the ground that no reliance could be placed on the date of his birth recorded in the registers of primary school - On revision, High Court remanded the matter- Relying on Arnit Das's case* decided by Supreme Court, the trial court held that on the date of production before Magistrate, accused was not a juvenile - Appeal dismissed by High Court - On appeal, Held: Arnit Das* has been ovemJled by Constitution Bench of Supreme Court - Date on which offence committed and

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