https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169215 The Supreme Court interpreted juvenile justice legislation as beneficial social welfare law requiring a liberal construction to advance care, protection and rehabilitation of juveniles. It held that juvenile status must be assessed by reference to the date of the alleged offence, not the date of production before the court or competent authority, and treated the earlier three-Judge Bench view as correct. It further held that proceedings initiated under the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 and still pending when the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000 commenced are governed by the 2000 Act if the person had not completed 18 years on that date. en-us Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 01 Dec 2015 21:47:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169215 The Supreme Court interpreted juvenile justice legislation as beneficial social welfare law requiring a liberal construction to advance care, protection and rehabilitation of juveniles. It held that juvenile status must be assessed by reference to the date of the alleged offence, not the date of production before the court or competent authority, and treated the earlier three-Judge Bench view as correct. It further held that proceedings initiated under the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 and still pending when the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2000 commenced are governed by the 2000 Act if the person had not completed 18 years on that date. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=169215