LIVE! Class XI student accused of killing
Pradhyumn to be tried as adult
12:38 Class XI student accused of killing Pradhyumn to be tried as adult: Pradhyumn Thakur murder case: The 16-year-old Class XI student accused of murdering the Class II student, Pradhyumn Thakur, will be tried as an adult.
The Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram, has transferred the case to the District And Sessions Court and a hearing in the case will begin from December 22. Even if he is found guilty, he cannot be hanged or given a life sentence. Amended laws after the Nirbhaya case allows juveniles between the age of 16 and 18 to be tried as adults when the crimes are heinous. The accused in this case is 16 years and five months old, when the crime was committed.
On December 15, the board had rejected the bail plea of the teen accused, who allegedly killed Pradhyumn in the washroom of the Gurugram school in September. more
The Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram, has transferred the case to the District And Sessions Court and a hearing in the case will begin from December 22. Even if he is found guilty, he cannot be hanged or given a life sentence. Amended laws after the Nirbhaya case allows juveniles between the age of 16 and 18 to be tried as adults when the crimes are heinous. The accused in this case is 16 years and five months old, when the crime was committed.
On December 15, the board had rejected the bail plea of the teen accused, who allegedly killed Pradhyumn in the washroom of the Gurugram school in September. more
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