Supreme Court of India

Vijay Singh v. State of Delhi

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 434
Bench T.S. Thakur and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 29 August 2012

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We are of the opinion that the appellant Jayendra was a child within the meaning of this provision on the date of the offence.

Judgment, page 14

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Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000 [as amended] - ss. 2(k), 2(1), 7A, 20 and 49 - Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 - rr.12 and 98 - Appellant allegedly gave knife blows on the person of PW- 4 - Trial court convicted appellant u/s.307 /PC and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for five years - Conviction and o sentence confirmed by High Court - Before Supreme Court, for the first time the appellant took the plea of juvenility - Placing reliance upon his school leaving certificate, the appellant pleaded that that he was a juvenile on the

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