Supreme Court bench assembles for hearing plea by 2012 Delhi gang rape convict Pawan Gupta regarding his juvenility.
Adv AP Singh appearing for Pawan Gupta submits that date of birth of Pawan is Oct 8, 1996.
Records about Pawan's age were concealed by Delhi police. It is a big conspiracy, submits AP Singh on behalf of Pawan Gupta.
They concealed all facts. Documents of age were submitted wrt to Akshay, Mukesh and Vinay Sharma but were concealed wrt to Pawan Gupta, submits AP Singh.
Bench says the issue regarding Pawan's age was raised before SC in the reviee petition and dismissed.
Can you keep raising new plea on the ground that new facts have come to light, asks Justice Ashok Bhushan.
Can you keep raising new plea on the ground that new facts have come to light, asks Justice Ashok Bhushan.
The bench reiterates that plea about age was raised and rejected in trial court, high court and Supreme Court.
The 2013 order of Magistrate on juvenility was not challenged.
Did you produce the age certifcate before HC when the matter was argued in 2017, asks Justice Banumathi.
Yes, says Singh.
Did you produce the age certifcate before HC when the matter was argued in 2017, asks Justice Banumathi.
Yes, says Singh.
Plea of juvenility can be raised anytime and in any court even after a final judgment has been passed, AP Singh.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta commences arguments on behalf of prosecution.
The plea was taken at all stages and rejected, says Mehta.
The plea was taken at all stages and rejected, says Mehta.
The High Court had considered the plea that Pawan Gupta's DoB was Oct 8, 1996. It even recorded that plea and rejected it, submits Tushar Mehta.
This ground (on juvenility) can be raised at any stage but not repeatedly, says Mehta.
Justice Banumathi nods in agreement.
Justice Banumathi nods in agreement.
He is also raising it on the basis of same documents, says Mehta.
No, these are different documents, says AP Singh.
No, these are different documents, says AP Singh.
#DelhiGangRape2012: Supreme Court to pronounce judgment at 2.30 pm today on Pawan Gupta's plea on juvenility.
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