EERATI LAXMAN vs STATE OF A.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Pittala Chandrakala, rejecting his claim of being a juvenile at the time of the offense under the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986. The Court clarified that the appellant, born on 10.5.1978, had not completed 16 years of age on 9.5.1994, the date of the offense, thus affirming the trial court's finding. The judgment emphasized the interpretation of age calculation under the General Clauses Act, 1897, confirming the appellant's status as an adult at the time of the crime.