JUDGMENT

Satish Kumar Mittal, J.—Appellant Jai Kishan alias Jaiki, who was 17 years of age on the day of commission of the alleged offence, i.e. 13.10.1997, was tried by the court of Sessions Judge, Rohtak, for the offence under Section 302 IPC, for committing the murder of Subhash, a co-villager. The court of Additional Sessions Judge, Jhajjar, vide its judgment dated 16.8.2001 convicted the appellant under Section 302 IPC, and vide order dated 18.8.2001, sentenced him to undergo imprisonment for life and to pay a fine of 20,000. It has been further ordered that in case, fine of Rs. 20,000 is paid by the appellant, the same be given to the legal heirs of the deceased, as compensation. By the time, the appellant was convicted and sentenced the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (hereinafter referred to as the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000) had come into force and the earlier Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986) was repealed. Under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, a new definition of ‘juvenile in conflict with law’ was introduced, which defined a juvenile who is alleged to have committed an offence and has not