trial Judge, a plea was raised by him that he was a
juvenile. In support of the said plea, entries in the admission
register/certificate ... years.
By an order dated 03rd August 2005, the Principal Magistrate, Juvenile
Justice Board, Patna held that on the date of occurrence, i.e., 10th
High Court.
33. Now, we deal with the contention of juvenility of Babu
(A-1) and Aamir (A-2). The learned counsel submitted that ... were `juvenile' within the meaning of Juvenile
Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (for short
`the Act, 2000') on the date
Leave granted.
2. Appellant herein is said to be a delinquent juvenile. He was accused
of commission of an offence under Section ... Magistrate
before whom he was produced.
At that point of time, the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (for short
being
examined under Section 313 Cr.P.C. he was a juvenile as on the date of
commission of the offence ... learned counsel if once it is found that the appellant
was a juvenile within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the Juvenile Justice
Leave granted.
2. How to determine the age of a juvenile in delinquency within
the meaning of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children ... production, the respondent No.1 did not claim himself
to be a juvenile. Charges were framed. The prosecution started
adduction of evidence on or about
years but below eighteen years,
having regard to the provision of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2000 , (for short ... application. In terms of the
Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 , 'juvenile' was defined to mean "a boy who had not
attained
Court issued a limited notice as to whether the appellant was a
juvenile on the date of occurrence of the incident.
3. Mr. Mukherjee ... have been initiated as regards the age of the appellant.
4. The Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred
grounds taken by him during trial was that he was a
juvenile within the meaning of the provisions of Juvenile Justice Act, 1986
(for short ... rejected by the learned trial judge opining that he was not a
juvenile as no reliance could be placed on the date of his birth
SINHA, J:
INTRODUCTION :
Juvenile Justice Act in its present form has been enacted in discharge
of the obligation of our country to follow the United ... National Standard
Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, 1985 also known
as Beijing Rules (the Rules).
THE RULES :
Part I of the said
directed that the custody of the child be handed over to the Juvenile Welfare Board, Ananda Ashram, Baharampur, Murshidabad. It appears from different orders passed ... Hospital and further made representation before the Chairman of the Juvenile Justice Board as also before the Social Welfare Department. The said representations are dated
