https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300941 A writ of habeas corpus was held not to reopen a concluded judicial finding on the petitioner's age and child status under the Children Act, 1960. The majority treated the earlier appellate determination, reached on evidence, as binding and declined to characterise it as per incuriam or a collateral nullity in writ proceedings; the claim for release was therefore rejected and the earlier criminal outcome left undisturbed. On finality, the Court noted that habeas corpus is not automatically barred, but the petitioner failed because the adverse age finding stood. A dissent would have granted relief, treating the earlier age determination as per incuriam and continued detention as contrary to Article 21. en-us Thu, 22 Apr 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Mar 2022 16:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300941 A writ of habeas corpus was held not to reopen a concluded judicial finding on the petitioner's age and child status under the Children Act, 1960. The majority treated the earlier appellate determination, reached on evidence, as binding and declined to characterise it as per incuriam or a collateral nullity in writ proceedings; the claim for release was therefore rejected and the earlier criminal outcome left undisturbed. On finality, the Court noted that habeas corpus is not automatically barred, but the petitioner failed because the adverse age finding stood. A dissent would have granted relief, treating the earlier age determination as per incuriam and continued detention as contrary to Article 21. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Apr 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300941