The age of the juvenile was reduced from 18 to 16 by Supreme Court In the case of Mukesh & ors. V. State of Delhi ((2017) 3 SCC 719, this case is known as ‘Delhi Gang Rape case’, in this case the Supreme court observed that, the child raped but was only few months less than 18 years old, hence, court sentenced him 3 years of custodial sentence. Hence court held that, between the age of 16-18 years shall be tried as an adult, further the age of the juvenile was reduced from 18 to 16 by Supreme Court. Reddy & Reddy Law Firm provides legal services. Our litigation team has a forte in handling the matters related to Criminal Laws.
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