Juvenile Justice Act | Claim Of Juvenility Can Be Raised Even After Conviction & Sentence Has Attained Finality : Supreme Court

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has granted relief to Brijnandan alias Brajesh Sharma, a respondent in Criminal Appeal No. 293 of 2022, by recognizing his claim of juvenility at the time of the alleged offence. The judgment was delivered by Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh on September 23, 2024. Case Background The case stems from events that occurred on January 17, 2002, when…