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The petitioners, adolescents under twenty‑one, were convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to life imprisonment. They sought relief under Section 5 of the Punjab Borstal Act, 1926, which allows detention in a Borstal Institution in lieu of transportation or …
Subhash Chand, an adolescent convicted of murder under IPC s.302 and sentenced to life imprisonment, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking detention under the Punjab Borstal Act, 1926, relying on Hava Singh v. State of Haryana. The State opposed, arguing that the Act does not apply to …
Haya Singh, aged about 18, was convicted of murder under sections 302/34 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment. Because he was under 21, he was sent to a Borstal Institution under the Punjab Borstal Act, 1926. After turning 21 he was transferred to a district jail and continued to serve his …
