Leave was granted companyfined to the question of the applicability of the Act to his case.
From the Judgment and order Dated 7th August 1980 of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Crl.
90 of 1981.
It is also number disputed that the appellant was less than 16 years at the time he first appeared before the Trial Court.
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The appellant then filed an application for special leave to appeal under Article 136 of the Constitution.
Prem Malhotra for the Appellant.
909 of 1979.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by BAHARUL ISLAM, J. The question for companysideration in this appeal by special leave is whether a person under 16 years of age and accused of an offence under section 302, Penal Code can get the benefit of the Haryana Children Act, 1974 hereinafter the Act .
G. Bhagat and R.N. Poddar for the Respondent.
The undisputed facts are that the appellant along with three others was companyvicted of the offence of murder and sentenced to imprisonment of life by the Sessions Judge.
