The Supreme Court, in a bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, has held that an offence under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) qualifies as a “heinous offence” under Section 2(33) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, as imprisonment for life constitutes its minimum prescribed
Section 302 IPC Offence Is ‘Heinous Offence’ Under JJ Act As Life Imprisonment Is Minimum Sentence: Supreme Court
