https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128169 Juvenile status under the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 is determined with reference to the date a person is first brought or appears before the competent authority, not the date of the offence, because the Act's scheme, inquiry provisions and protective purpose focus on age at the stage of inquiry and treatment. The Supreme Court also sustained the concurrent factual finding that the appellant was above the prescribed age on the relevant date, since that finding rested on evidence and disclosed no legal infirmity or perversity. The appeal therefore failed. en-us Tue, 09 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128169 Juvenile status under the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 is determined with reference to the date a person is first brought or appears before the competent authority, not the date of the offence, because the Act's scheme, inquiry provisions and protective purpose focus on age at the stage of inquiry and treatment. The Supreme Court also sustained the concurrent factual finding that the appellant was above the prescribed age on the relevant date, since that finding rested on evidence and disclosed no legal infirmity or perversity. The appeal therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 09 May 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=128169