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Supreme Court judgments on Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

15 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Sagar vs The State of Haryana
SC · 13 July 2026
[2026] 8 S.C.R. 254 : 2026 INSC 692
Issue arose whether the conviction and sentence imposed by the Children’s Court against the appellant-minor at the time of commission of offence, and affirmed by the High Court, can be sustained in the absence of an orde…
The State of Uttar Pradesh vs Anurudh & Anr
SC · 9 January 2026
[2026] 1 S.C.R. 770 : 2026 INSC 47
Whether u/s.439, CrPC the High Court could have issued directions, mandating age determination test to be conducted in all cases involving the POCSO Act. This larger question involves twin considerations, one on the aspe…
Dasari Anil Kumar & Another vs The Child Welfare Project Director & Others
SC · 12 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 777 : 2025 INSC 972
Whether the custody of the minor children in question ought to be handed over to the appellants-adoptive parents.
S.C. Narang vs State (NCT of Delhi) & Anr.
SC · 22 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 2553 : 2025 INSC 688
Issue arose whether the Chairman of Managing Committee which runs the school can be punished for offence of cruelty to the child u/s.75 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act.
Om Prakash @ Israel @ Raju @ Raju Das vs Union of India and Another
SC · 8 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 362 : 2025 INSC 43
Issue arose as regards plea of juvenility raised u/s.9(2) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.
State of Madhya Pradesh vs Ramji Lal Sharma & Another
SC · 23 September 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 411 : 2024 INSC 747
Matter pertains to the application filed by applicant seeking his release from further jail sentence, on the ground of his juvenility on the date of the offence and has already undergone a sentence of more than four year…
Child in Conflict with Law Through his Mother vs The State of Karnataka and Another
SC · 7 May 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 761 : 2024 INSC 387
(i) Whether the period provided for completion of preliminary assessment u/s. 14(3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is mandatory or directory; (ii) Whether the words ‘Children’s Court’…
Rahul Kumar Yadav vs The State of Bihar
SC · 25 April 2024
[2024] 5 S.C.R. 501 : 2024 INSC 359
The issue for consideration was challenge to the conviction of the Petitioner under Section 302 and 394 IPC on the ground that the courts below erred in not considering the Petitioner’s plea of juvenility on the date of…
Thirumoorthy vs State Represented by the Inspector of Police
SC · 22 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 1228 : 2024 INSC 247
Appellant-accused, a Child in Conflict with Law on the date of the incident was convicted and sentenced u/ss.363, 342, 302, 201 r/w 302, IPC and s.6, POCSO Act. Trial, conviction and sentence of the appellant, if was vit…
Narayan Chetanram Chaudhary vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 27 March 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 1055 : 2023 INSC 298
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – ss. 9, 94 – Juvenility – Determination of – The applicant, along with two other accomplices had committed murder of five women, and two children – They were…
Karan @ Fatiya vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 3 March 2023
[2023] 2 S.C.R. 587 : 2023 INSC 197
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015 – Claim of Juvenility – Appellant convicted for various offences under IPC and POCSO Act was awarded death sentence – Death sentence affirmed by High Court – During the pe…
Barun Chandra Thakur vs Master Bholu & Anr.
SC · 13 July 2022
[2022] 10 S.C.R. 595 : 2022 INSC 716
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – s.15 – Proviso to s. 15(1) – Directory or Mandatory – Held: Well settled principle of interpretation that the word ‘may’ when used in a legislation by itself…
Manoj @ Monu @ Vishal Chaudhary vs State of Haryana & Anr.
SC · 15 February 2022
[2022] 8 S.C.R. 279 : 2022 INSC 186
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – s.94(2)(ii) – Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 – r.12(3) – U.P Panchayat Raj Act, 1947 – U.P. Panchayat Raj (Maintenance of Fam…
Union of India & Anr. etc. vs Ankur Gupta & Ors.
SC · 25 February 2019
[2019] 4 S.C.R. 31 : 2019 INSC 264
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 – s.57, 58 & 59 – Adoption Regulations, 2017 (framed u/s. 68(C) r/w. cl.(3) of s.2 of the Act, 2015) – r.41 – Respondent Nos.1 & 2 submitted application to ado…
Sampurna Behrua vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 27 November 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 392 : 2018 INSC 1110
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) of Children Act, 2015 – Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for children who are victims of violence – Report of the Study by the NCPCR – Child Protection Policy – National Instituti…

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