Zakarius Lakra And Ors. vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Anr.

The Supreme Court dismissed a Writ Petition under Article 32 challenging the death sentence of the appellant, confirming that the appropriate remedy was to file a curative petition instead. The petitioners argued that the appellant was a juvenile at the time of the offense, supported by school certificates indicating his date of birth as 04.01.1980, which were not considered in the original appeal. The Court noted that the appellant had previously claimed to be 20 years old during the trial, and thus, the argument regarding his age was not substantiated. The Court allowed the petitioners to convert their writ petition into a curative petition for further consideration of the age issue.