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Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2023] 6 S.C.R. 1055
Bench K. M. Joseph, Aniruddha Bose and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 27 March 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the meaning and scope attributed to the expression “inquiry” in the case of Ashwani Kumar Saxena (supra) to be the proper construction of this word and may be followed in dealing with the question of determination of juvenility claim under the 2015 Act.

Judgment, page 46

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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 201 5 – ss. 9, 94 – Juvenility – Determination of – The a pplicant, along with two other accomplices had committed murder of fi ve women, and two children – They were tried for commission of offence s u/ss. 302, 342, 397, 449 r/w 120B and 34 of IPC – Trial Court sentenc ed the appellant to death – Both the judgment of conviction and order of sentence were confirmed by the High Court – The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal preferred by appellant against the said judgment – The review petition filed by appellant was also d ismissed – The

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