Supreme Court sets aside death sentence of rape and murder convict found to be juvenile at the time of offence

The Court, however, upheld the conviction despite the fact that the Juvenile Justice Board had failed to conduct an inquiry reagrding age of the accused. The Court said such an omission does not vitiate the trial itself.
Supreme Court sets aside death sentence of rape and murder convict found to be juvenile at the time of offence
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The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the death sentence of a rape and murder accused who was found to be a juvenile at the time of the crime.

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