SC Frees Rape Accused Finding That He Was Juvenile At The Time Of Incident [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

23 Feb 2019 2:10 PM IST

"We do not have any doubt that the inquiry conducted by the Registrar (Judicial) upon the direction of this Court in the instant matter amounts to an inquiry conducted by this Court itself."

The Supreme Court, on Friday, acquitted a rape accused, after it found that he was a juvenile at the time of the incident. The bench comprising Justice NV Ramana, Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, and Justice Indira Banerjee ordered his release, considering the fact that he already spent 6 years in jail. The maximum period for which a juvenile may be sent to a special home is only 3...

SC Frees Rape Accused Finding That He Was Juvenile At The Time Of Incident [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"We do not have any doubt that the inquiry conducted by the Registrar (Judicial) upon the direction of this Court in the instant matter amounts to an inquiry conducted by this Court itself."

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