Supreme Court of India
Raju v. The State of Haryana
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We are of the opinion that it has been conclusively established that the date of birth of the Appellant was 12.07.1984 and as such he was aged 16 years, 2 months and 2 days at the time of commission of the offence dated 14.09.2000.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 – s.7A – Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection o f Children) Rules, 2007 – r.12 – Trial court convicted three accu sed persons for the offence of gang-rape u/s.376(2)(g) of IPC – Al l the accused appealed to the High Court – Appellant-accused raised the def ence that he was aged less than 18 years at the time of commissi on of the offence – High Court rejected the contention and af firmed the conviction of the three accused including the appellant – In ap peal, Supreme Court directed the Registrar (Judicial) to conduc t inquiry in
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