Juvenile Justice Act

Supreme Court Addresses Juvenile Status in a Murder Case: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023)

Supreme Court Addresses Juvenile Status in a Murder Case: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility in criminal cases. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Pawan Kumar vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 21 November 2023 Date of the Judgment: 21 November 2023 Citation: 2023 INSC […]

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Supreme Court directs Sessions Court to verify juvenility claim of convict: Vinod Katara vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (12 September 2022)

Supreme Court directs Sessions Court to verify juvenility claim of convict: Vinod Katara vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage of a legal proceeding, even after the final disposal of the case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Vinod Katara vs. State of Uttar

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Supreme Court Rejects Fabricated Documents in Juvenility Claim: XYZ vs. Abhisheik & Anr (2022)

Supreme Court Rejects Fabricated Documents in Juvenility Claim: XYZ vs. Abhisheik & Anr (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility based on fabricated documents. CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: XYZ vs. Abhisheik & Anr Judgment Date: 02 September 2022 Date of the Judgment: 02 September 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 766 Judges: Dr. Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J

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Supreme Court Upholds Juvenile Status in Heinous Crime Case: Rishipal Singh Solanki vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021)

Supreme Court Upholds Juvenile Status in Heinous Crime Case: Rishipal Singh Solanki vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility in cases involving heinous crimes. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Juvenile Justice Case Name: Rishipal Singh Solanki vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors. Judgment Date: 18 November 2021 Date of the Judgment:

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Supreme Court reduces murder conviction to culpable homicide in agricultural land dispute: Sita Ram & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan (2021)

Supreme Court Reduces Murder Conviction to Culpable Homicide: Sita Ram vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the act of causing death in a sudden fight without premeditation amounts to murder or culpable homicide not amounting to murder. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Sita Ram & Ors. vs. State of Rajasthan [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Surajdeo Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2021)

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Surajdeo Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether circumstantial evidence was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused in a murder case. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Surajdeo Mahto and Anr. vs. The State of Bihar Judgment Date: 04 August

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case Based on Circumstantial Evidence: Surajdeo Mahto vs. State of Bihar (2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Addresses Juvenile Status: Devilal vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (25 February 2021)

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Addresses Juvenile Status: Devilal vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of culpability in a murder case and the applicability of the Juvenile Justice Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Devilal and ors. vs. State of Madhya Pradesh Judgment Date: 25 February 2021 Introduction Date

Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in Murder Case, Addresses Juvenile Status: Devilal vs. State of Madhya Pradesh (25 February 2021) Read Post »

Supreme Court rules on juvenility of accused in a 1981 murder case: Satya Deo vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020)

Supreme Court rules on juvenility of accused in a 1981 murder case: Satya Deo vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2020) Date of the Judgment: October 7, 2020 Citation: 2020 INSC 777 Judges: S. Abdul Nazeer, J., Sanjiv Khanna, J. Can an individual, convicted of a crime committed as a minor under the Juvenile Justice Act,

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Supreme Court Rejects Re-agitation of Juvenility Claim: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi (20 January 2020)

Supreme Court Rejects Re-agitation of Juvenility Claim: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Can a plea of juvenility be re-agitated after it has been rejected by the Trial Court, High Court, and the Supreme Court? CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi

Supreme Court Rejects Re-agitation of Juvenility Claim: Pawan Kumar Gupta vs. State of NCT of Delhi (20 January 2020) Read Post »

Supreme Court: Past Juvenile Offence Not a Bar to Employment in Sub-Inspector Role: Union of India vs. Ramesh Bishnoi (29 November 2019)

Supreme Court: Past Juvenile Offence Not a Bar to Employment Date of the Judgment: 29 November 2019 Citation: [Not Available in Source] Judges: Uday Umesh Lalit, J. and Vineet Saran, J. Can a past criminal case registered against a person as a juvenile, which resulted in acquittal, be a bar to employment? The Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Past Juvenile Offence Not a Bar to Employment in Sub-Inspector Role: Union of India vs. Ramesh Bishnoi (29 November 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (25 July 2019)

Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of juvenility based on conflicting age records. CASE TYPE: Criminal Appeal Case Name: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Anr Judgment Date: 25 July 2019 Introduction Date of the Judgment:

Supreme Court Rejects Juvenile Claim Based on Matriculation Certificate: Sanjeev Kumar Gupta vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (25 July 2019) Read Post »

Supreme Court directs High Court to Reconsider Juvenile Status in Murder Case: Gaurav Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019)

Supreme Court directs High Court to Reconsider Juvenile Status in Murder Case: Gaurav Kumar vs. State of Haryana (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Determination of Juvenile Status. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law. Case Name: Gaurav Kumar @ Monu vs. The State of Haryana. [Judgment Date]: 15 February 2019. Date of the Judgment: 15 February 2019 Citation: 2019 INSC

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