SC sets aside life imprisonment imposed on a murder convict holding him ‘juvenile as on the day of occurrence’ [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in Dilshad vs. State of U.P has set aside the punishment of life imprisonment imposed on a person convicted for murder, by holding him to be juvenile in terms of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, as on the day of occurrence.Apex Court Division Bench comprising of Justices V. Gopala Gowda and U.U. Lalit has also remitted the matter to the Jurisdictional Juvenile Justice Board...