Barun Chandra Thakur vs. Master Bholu (13 July, 2022)

Context

  • On 8th September 2017, a class II student was found murdered with his throat slit inside a washroom of the Ryan International School at Bhondsi, Gurugram in Haryana.
  • The age of the suspect was above 16 years which meant this case would see operationalization of section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (JJ Act).
  • Bench/Judges: Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Vikram Nath

Issues Raised

  • Section 15 of the JJ Act asks the JJ Board to conduct a preliminary assessment of the juvenile in conflict with the law in order to ascertain whether the said juvenile should be ....
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