Supreme Court of India

Rahul Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar

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Reported as [2024] 5 S.C.R. 501
Bench Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai J.
Decided 25 April 2024

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Issue for Consideration The issue for consideration was challenge to the conviction of the Petitioner under Section 302 and 394 IPC on the ground that the courts below erred in not considering the Petitioner’s plea of juvenility on the date of commission of the alleged offence. Headnotes Criminal Law – Plea of juvenility may be raised before any Court and it shall be recognised at any stage, even after final disposal of the case – Courts should be guided by object and purpose of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act and the matter should be considered prima facie on the touchstone of preponderance of

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