Supreme Court of India

Sikander Mahto v. Tunna @ Tunnu Mian @ Tunna Mian @ Mobin Ansari & Anr.

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Reported as [2014] 3 S.C.R. 369
Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 27 February 2014

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow this appeal and set aside the said order dated 14.11.2008 passed by the High Court and restore the order dated 24.12.2007 passed by the learned Trial Court.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

JUVENILE JUSTICE CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN ACT, 2000: c Claim of juvenility - Offences punishable u/ss 376 and 3021201 /PC - Trial court holding the accused not a juvenile and the school certificate produced by him, as forged - High Court on the basis of medical report holding him as juvenile 0 - Held: The evidence i.e. the record of the two schools produced by complainant and Principals of two schools before Supreme Court, established that accused was not a juvenile on the date of occurrence - Order of High Court set aside and that of trial court restored - Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376

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