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'Medical opinion regarding age in absence of any other conclusive evidence shall be considered to determine the age range of the accused'
In a recent development the Supreme Court ordered that the accused in the Kathua rape case would be tried as an adult and not as a minor offender.
NEW DELHI, Nov 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that one of the accused in the sensational gang-rape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua was not a juvenile at the time of the offence and now can be tried afresh as an adult.The top court also held that medical opinion
NEW DELHI, Nov 16: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that one of the accused in the sensational gang-rape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua was not a juvenile at the time of the offence and now can be tried afresh as an adult. The top court also held that medical opinion regarding the age of an accused cannot be “brushed aside” in the absence of statutory proof on the same issue. “Medical opinion regarding age […]
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that one of the accused in the sensational gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua was not a juvenile at the time of the offence and now can be tried afresh as an adult.