ABDUL MANNAN vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal against the Calcutta High Court's order, affirming that the Additional Sessions Judge has the jurisdiction to try juvenile offenders under Section 9 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court noted that the appellants, originally juveniles at the time of the offence under Section 302 IPC, had since aged out of juvenile status due to delays in the trial process. The Court held that the objectives of the Juvenile Justice Act would not be served as the appellants are now adults, and thus, interference was not warranted.