Latest law about determining age of Juvenile Criminals - Explained in 1 min
1) As soon as a accused is first time brought before Judge, the judge will look over at him. If accused looks young or juvenile, it is his duty to cause an inquiry.
2) If matriculation certificate shows date as more than 18, end of matter.
3) If Matriculation certificate is not available, Judge will call certificate from Municipal Body from its birth record certificates
4) If no certificate available from Birth Register of Municipality, then he will call register entry of birth date from First Attended School ( But not Play School)
5) If none of above is available, he will ask Medical Board to give opinion about age of accused by conducting bone test etc.
This is it.
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Haresh Raichura
26/8/13