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The appellant Satya Deo was convicted of murder under IPC s.302 r/w s.34 and sentenced to life imprisonment. He claimed he was a juvenile at the time of the offence (aged 16 years 7 months) and sought relief under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The Supreme Court …
The appellants were convicted for murder and related offences under Sections 302, 149 and 148 of the IPC for the killing of Ram Naresh Choubey in 1978. They later claimed that they were children at the time of the offence and sought the benefit of the Bihar Children Act, 1970/1982 and the Juvenile …
The appellants, eleven persons charged with offences including murder under s.302 IPC, were juveniles at the time of the alleged crime and were therefore required to be tried by a Juvenile Court under the West Bengal Children Act, 1959. No Juvenile Court had been constituted, and the trial was …
The petitioners, a group of licensed child‑welfare agencies including the Central Voluntary Adoption Resource Agency, sought various reliefs concerning adoption procedures, such as allowing Indian‑adopted children to retain citizenship till majority, issuing birth certificates on the basis of …
A public interest writ petition under Article 32 sought enforcement of Articles 14 and 21 for juvenile delinquents, alleging denial of rights under the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986. The Supreme Court, having previously issued directions for implementation, was asked to order the setting up of Advisory …
