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2024 Supreme(Kar) 130

M. NAGAPRASANNA
Veeresha S/o Siddappa Koravara – Appellant
Versus
State Of Karnataka (Kampli Police Station, Ballari) Represented By State Public Prosecutor The High Court Of Karnataka Dharwad Bench, Dharwad – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Sri R.H.Angadi, Adv. A/W Smt Pooja R Savadatti, Adv.
For the Respondent: Sri V.S.Kalasurmath, HCGP

Table of Content
1. circumstances of the case. (Para 1 , 3)
2. understanding the context of the appellant's claim and legal representation. (Para 2)
3. ossification test for age determination. (Para 4)
4. arguments regarding jurisdiction and age. (Para 5 , 6)
5. trial appropriateness for juvenile cases. (Para 7 , 8)
6. analysis of applicable laws. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
7. the procedural order regarding age determination and trial jurisdiction. (Para 13)
8. conclusion and orders of the court. (Para 14)

ORDER :

The petitioner is before this Court calling in question an order dated 19-01-2017 passed by the Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Ballari in J.C.No.25 of 2016 for offences punishable under Sections 376 and 506 of the IPC r/w Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offices Act, 2012 (‘POCSO Act’ for short).

2. Heard Sri R.H. Angadi and Smt.Pooja R. Savadatti, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri V.S.Kalasurmath, learned High Court Government Pleader appearing for the respondent/State.

3. Facts, in brief, are as follows:-

    The petitioner, as averred in the petition, is an uneducated boy and has never attended the school at any point in his life. The school re

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