The Supreme Court reduced a man’s 20-year POCSO sentence to 10 years, holding that the victim’s age was not proved to the strict standard the law requires, so the child-specific offence could not stand, but confirming that the rape itself was conclusively established and convicting him under Section 376 IPC instead. New Delhi: The Supreme […]
The Supreme Court on juvenile justice ruled that in the absence of reliable school or birth records, courts can determine juvenility using an ossification test, allowing a two-year margin of error. This ensures fair age determination in long-pending cases.
A Mumbai court ordered a bone test to verify the age of a young man accused in the murder of Baba Siddique, who asserts he is a minor despite his Aadhaar card indicating he is 19. The test results will determine if he is tried as a juvenile or adult.
