WHO IS JUVENILE

SECS.2[K],2[L],7A AND 49 R/W RULES 12 AND 98 OF THE RULES 2007,-APPLICABILITY OF -ALL PERSONS WHO WERE BELOW THE AGE OF 18 YEARS ON THE DATE OF COMMISSION OF THE OFFENCE EVEN PRIOR TO 1stAPRIL 2001 WOULD BE TREATED AS JUVENILES EVEN IF THE CLAIM OF JUVENILITY IS RAISED AFTER THEY HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF 18 YEARS ON OR BEFORE THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ACT 2000 AND WERE UNDERGOING SENTENCES UPON BEING CONVICTED-OFFENCE UNDER SEC.302,307 IPC-ACCUSED SENTENCED FOR LIFE-IN THE AGE OF APPELLANT ON THE DATE OF COMMISSION OF OFFENCE WAS 16 YEARS,9 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS ACCUSED IS HELD TO BE A JUVENILE AND IS ENTITLED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT 2000- ACCUSED HAS UNDER GONE 2 YEARS ,4MONTHS AND 4DAYS- SENTENCE IS QUASHED-2010 SAR CRIMINAL 531.