Supreme Court of India

Suresh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr. R1: State of Uttar Pradesh R2: Devi Singh

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Reported as [2025] 8 S.C.R. 305
Bench Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 31 July 2025

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, the declaration of Respondent No.2 as a ‘juvenile ’ being plainly improper, the Impugned Order as well as the Order dated 19.05.2015 of the Trial Court holding the Respondent No.2 to be a ‘juvenile’ are hereby set aside.

Judgment, page 14

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Issue for Consideration Whether the Courts below erred in declaring the Respondent No.2 as a ‘juvenile’ under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, on the date of the incident. Headnotes† Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 – Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 – r.12 – Procedure to be followed in determination of Age – FIR was filed against Respondent No.2 and his father u/ss.452 and 302, IPC – Respondent No.2 pleaded juvenility – Trial Court declared the Respondent No.2 to be a ‘juvenile’ on the date of the

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