As per the case facts the State appealed against a High Court order that affirmed a Chief Judicial Magistrate's decision holding the respondent accused to be a juvenile at the ... time of the offense The question arose whether the accused was indeed a juvenile at the time of the offense Finally the Supreme Court allowed the appeal setting aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate and the High Court The Court held that the respondent accused was not a juvenile at the time of the offense and should be tried alongside other co-accused in accordance with the law noting that observations made in the judgment were solely for deciding the issue of juvenility

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