Querist :
Anonymous
(Querist) 22 February 2011
This query is : Resolved
can a person who was minor at the time of committal of offence & has attained the age of majority ,can be tried under Juvenal act?
Arvind Singh Chauhan
(Expert) 22 February 2011
Yes because, he was minor at the time of commission of offence.
Mamta
(Expert) 22 February 2011
i agree with arvind. Trial of the accused is decided on basis of the date of commission of the offence not on the date of hearing or decision.
Devajyoti Barman
(Expert) 22 February 2011
Yes, the materiel point is the date of commission of offence, not date of sentence.
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