Delhi HC Convicts 'Barely 17 Yr Old Boy' For Rape And Sentences Him To 7Yrs As He Fails To Claim Juvenility [Read Judgment]
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5 Feb 2020 10:47 AM IST
![Delhi HC Convicts Barely 17 Yr Old Boy For Rape And Sentences Him To 7Yrs As He Fails To Claim Juvenility [Read Judgment]](https://www.livelaw.in/h-upload/2019/08/29/750x450_363796-delhi-high-court-3.jpg "Delhi HC Convicts Barely 17 Yr Old Boy For Rape And Sentences Him To 7Yrs As He Fails To Claim Juvenility [Read Judgment]")
The Delhi High Court on Monday convicted and sentenced a minor boy under IPC and POCSO on the charges of raping a 16 yrs old girl, without taking into account the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Justice Vibhu Bakhru sentenced him to undergo 7 years imprisonment, the minimum punishment stipulated in the IPC and POCSO, as the convict had not raised the plea of...
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