SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON PRAMILA V/S STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 8 -- The Supreme Court of India issued the following judgement:

Heard the learned senior counsel appearing for the appellant and the learned counsel for the respondent/State.

The appellant has taken an exception to the judgment and order dated 3rd May, 2010 passed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Chhattisgarh. The appellant herein was the second appellant before the High Court. The appellant was convicted for the offences punishable under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment.

The issue of juvenility was raised by the appellant in this Appeal during the course of hearing by filing an interlocutory application. Therefore, vide ...