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- The Supreme Court has ruled that murder under Section 302 of the IPC qualifies as a heinous offence under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, since it carries a minimum sentence of life imprisonment.
- A bench of Justices J.B.
- Pardiwala and Ujjal Bhuyan dismissed the appeal of a 16-year-old accused in Bihar who was charged with slitting a boy's throat.
- The court upheld the Patna High Court's decision allowing the juvenile to be tried as an adult.
- The ruling clarifies the legal framework for trying juveniles as adults in serious crimes.
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- Whether the juvenile's trial as an adult proceeds in the lower court in Bihar
- Whether the ruling is cited in future cases involving juveniles accused of heinous offences
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Named India · Bihar · Indian Penal Code Section 302 · Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 · Justice JB Pardiwala · Justice Ujjal Bhuiyan · Patna High Court · Supreme Court of India
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