https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174850 Juvenility in pending proceedings must be determined under the amended Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 with reference to the date of the offence, and the claim may be raised at any stage. The Act's rehabilitative, child-centric scheme enlarges juvenile status to persons below eighteen years, and the age-determination procedure under the 2007 Rules applies to pending matters. Applying the beneficial interpretation owed to borderline cases, the appellant was held entitled to juvenile treatment despite being beyond sixteen under the 1986 Act, the High Court's view was set aside, and the matter was remitted to the Juvenile Justice Board. en-us Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 17:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174850 Juvenility in pending proceedings must be determined under the amended Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 with reference to the date of the offence, and the claim may be raised at any stage. The Act's rehabilitative, child-centric scheme enlarges juvenile status to persons below eighteen years, and the age-determination procedure under the 2007 Rules applies to pending matters. Applying the beneficial interpretation owed to borderline cases, the appellant was held entitled to juvenile treatment despite being beyond sixteen under the 1986 Act, the High Court's view was set aside, and the matter was remitted to the Juvenile Justice Board. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174850