https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284066 Juvenility under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000 can be raised at any stage, but charges relating to juvenile conduct do not automatically vitiate an entire joint court-martial. Where valid post-majority charges are severable, and no failure of justice or prejudice is shown, the lawful part of the proceeding may be sustained despite some invalid findings. Applying that principle, the court held that the court-martial was not void in entirety, restored the conviction on the valid charges, and modified the sentence to reflect the partial invalidity and surrounding circumstances. en-us Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 May 2026 11:50:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284066 Juvenility under the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000 can be raised at any stage, but charges relating to juvenile conduct do not automatically vitiate an entire joint court-martial. Where valid post-majority charges are severable, and no failure of justice or prejudice is shown, the lawful part of the proceeding may be sustained despite some invalid findings. Applying that principle, the court held that the court-martial was not void in entirety, restored the conviction on the valid charges, and modified the sentence to reflect the partial invalidity and surrounding circumstances. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284066