SIKANDER MAHTO vs TUNNA @ T.MIAN @ T MIAN @ M ANSARI

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of juvenility under the Indian Penal Code, specifically Sections 302 and 376, in the context of a criminal appeal concerning the first respondent's age at the time of the alleged offences. The Court found that the school certificate presented by the first respondent was forged, as confirmed by a subsequent certificate from another school stating a different date of birth. Consequently, the Court held that the first respondent was not a juvenile at the time of the crime, thereby overturning the Patna High Court's decision that had declared him a juvenile.