Jabar Singh vs Dinesh & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the Respondent No.1 was a juvenile at the time of the alleged murder of Prahalad Singh, thus necessitating trial under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. The Court emphasized that the determination of juvenile status is a factual question based on evidence, referencing Jyoti Prakash Rai @ Jyoti Prakash v. State of Bihar [(2008) 15 SCC 223] and Ravinder Singh Gorkhi v. State of U.P. [(2006) 5 SCC 584]. The appeal by the appellant was dismissed, affirming the High Court's order to remit the case for trial under the Act.