RAM SURESH SINGH vs PRABHAT SINGH @ CHHOTU SINGH

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of the age of the accused in a murder trial under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The Court held that the evidence from school certificates indicating the date of birth as 10.02.1987 was sufficient to establish the accused's age, thus qualifying him as a juvenile at the time of the offense. The Court overturned the lower court's reliance on the Medical Board's ossification test, affirming the High Court's decision that the accused was indeed a juvenile during the commission of the crime.