Supreme Court Clarifies Priority in Age Determination: Ossification Test Kept at the Last Rung under Section 94 of Juvenile Justice Act

Act Name: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 Topic: Age Determination and Claim of Juvenility in Criminal Case In a recent judgment by the Supreme Court of India, Justice Mehta delivered a crucial decision on a writ petition arising from a unique set of circumstances. The case, Writ Petition(CRL.) No. 121 of 2022, involved a petitioner, Vinod Katara, accused of murder in an incident dating back to…