Supreme Court of India

Karan @ Fatiya v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2023] 2 S.C.R. 587
Bench B. R. Ga V Ai, Vikram Nath and Sanjay Karol JJ.
Decided 3 March 2023
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In view of the above discussion and the position in law as laid down by the aforesaid judgments and many others referred t o in the above judgments, we approve the view taken by this court in the case of Jitendra Singh (supra), Mahesh (supra) and Satya Deo (supra).

Judgment, page 24

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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 – Clai m of Juvenility – Appellant convicted for various offenc es under IPC and POCSO Act was awarded death sentence – Death se ntence affirmed by High Court – During the pendency of the present appeals, appellant claimed juvenility – Trial Court was directed to submit report after due inquiry – Report submitted, appellan t’s date of birth was found to be conclusively proved as 25.07.2002 – Dat e of incident being 15.12.2017, the appellant was aged 15 years 04 months and 20 days on the date of the incident – Held: No reason to doubt the

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