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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000

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ABDUL NASSARversusSTATE OF KERALA & ANR.

2025 INSC 35Dismissed

The appellant, Abdul Nassar, was convicted of raping and murdering a nine‑year‑old girl, offences punishable under Sections 376 and 302 of the IPC, and was sentenced to death. The prosecution relied on a series of circumstantial facts, forensic DNA evidence linking the appellant’s semen to the …

RAHUL KUMAR YADAVversusTHE STATE OF BIHAR

2024 INSC 359

Rahul Kumar Yadav was convicted under Sections 302 and 394 of the IPC and Section 27(2) of the Arms Act, receiving a death sentence which was later commuted to life imprisonment. He claimed that he was a juvenile at the time of the alleged offence (27 July 2011) and filed applications under Section …

KARAN @ FATIYAversusTHE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

2023 INSC 197Case Partly allowed

The appellant Karan was convicted under IPC and the POCSO Act for heinous offences and sentenced to death, which the High Court affirmed. While the appeals were pending, the appellant claimed he was a juvenile at the time of the offence, prompting a trial‑court inquiry that established his date of …

SHANTIBHAI J. VAGHELA AND ANR.versusSTATE OF GUJARAT AND ORS.

2012 INSC 518Dismissed

Two minor children residing in a Gurukul (ashram) went missing and were later found dead in the Sabarmati river. An FIR was lodged against seven ash​ram inmates under Section 304 IPC (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), Section 23 of the Juvenile Justice Act and other offences. The High …

SATBIR SINGH AND ORS.versusSTATE OF HARYANA

2005 INSC 417Dismissed

The Supreme Court examined the appeal of Satbir Singh and others, who were convicted for the dowry death of Shanti Singh under IPC Sections 304‑B, 498‑A and 201. The prosecution proved that Shanti was harassed for additional dowry (Rs 7,000) shortly before her death, that she died within seven years …