JUDGMENT

1. When this appeal was listed on 7.8.2014, this Court had passed the following order:

"Application seeking permission taking additional documents on record is allowed. It is submitted by Mr. K.T.S. Tulsi, learned senior counsel that the Appellant Dilshad @ Pappu was a juvenile on the date of occurrence i.e. 27.12.1990 inasmuch as his date of birth is 22.07.1974, as is reflected from the School Leave Certificate, contained in Annexure A-1 at page 9. Learned senior counsel would submit that an inquiry should be held by the District & Sessions Judge, Roorkee, and the report be made available to this Court and thereafter the hearing may take place.

Regard being had to the language employed in Section 7A of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, it is directed that the concerned District & Sessions Judge, Roorkee shall cause an inquiry with regard to the juvenility of the Appellant, Dilshad @ Pappu, after following the procedure as engrafted Under Rule 12 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 and submit his report within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of the order passed today. Learned District & Sessions Ju