https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313235 Juvenility in pending criminal proceedings is determined by the offender's age on the date of the offence, and the claim may be raised even after conviction on appeal. Where the inquiry showed the appellant was 16 years and 7 months old at the time of occurrence, the statutory benefit under the juvenile justice framework applied despite the later enactment of 2015. The conviction was maintained, but the sentence of life imprisonment was set aside and the matter remitted to the Juvenile Justice Board for orders under the applicable juvenile law. en-us Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 18:56:27 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313235 Juvenility in pending criminal proceedings is determined by the offender's age on the date of the offence, and the claim may be raised even after conviction on appeal. Where the inquiry showed the appellant was 16 years and 7 months old at the time of occurrence, the statutory benefit under the juvenile justice framework applied despite the later enactment of 2015. The conviction was maintained, but the sentence of life imprisonment was set aside and the matter remitted to the Juvenile Justice Board for orders under the applicable juvenile law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313235