Supreme Court of India
Jodhbir Singh v. State of Punjab
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the appellant was a juvenile on the date of the incident and has to be tried by the Juvenile Justice Board.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000: s. 7- read with r.12 of 2007 Rules - Claim of juvenility App/ication by appellant that on the date of commission of alleged offence he was a juvenile - Certificate issued by Government High School indicating the appellant as a 0 juvenile on the date of offence - Court of Session holding the appellant not to be a juvenile - High Court dismissing appellant's revision - Held: In a case where genuineness of the school leaving certificate has not been questioned, Court of Session and High Court were not justified in placing reliance on
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