Gurugram Crime: A 16-year-old boy allegedly strangled a nine-year-old girl living in his neighbourhood to death in Signature Society located in Sector-107 of Rajendra Park police station area. After this, he tried to burn her body. The accused has been arrested in this case. Investigation has revealed that on the day of the incident, his age was one day less than 16 years.
The juvenile accused of strangling a nine-year-old girl to death and later setting her on fire in Signature Society, Sector 107 of Rajendra Park police station area, was one day less than 16 years old on Monday, the day of the incident. He turned 16 on Tuesday.
After interrogation, Rajendra Park police station presented the accused juvenile in front of Juvenile Justice Board on Tuesday. During this, information was taken from him. To get more information in the case, the accused has been sent to protective custody for two days by the board.
During this time he will be kept in a juvenile correctional home. According to legal experts, the accused cannot be tried as an adult as he was one day younger than 16 years on the day of the crime.
Case can be run as an adult at the age of 16 to 18
If the age of the accused in a heinous crime is between 16 to 18 years, then the court can give permission to run the case as an adult by understanding the state of mind of the accused on the basis of his mental capacity test and IQ test.
The accused will remain in the juvenile correction home till the hearing of the case
If the accused is below 16 years of age, the case will be tried in front of the Juvenile Justice. During this time, the accused minor will have to be kept in a safe home or juvenile correction home.
Even if he turns 18 during the hearing of the case, he will have to be kept in a safe home or juvenile correction home. Even if the board finds the accused guilty and punishes him in the case, he will have to be kept in a safe home or juvenile correction home.
The accused in the Prince murder case was also considered an adult
On September 8, 2017, seven-year-old Prince (name given by the court) was murdered by slitting his throat in a private school. The CBI, while investigating the case, arrested the accused minor Bholu (name given by the court).
A medical board was formed and Bholu was considered an adult on the basis of his psychological and IQ tests. The court had given permission to run the case considering him an adult.
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