Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which of the following is not…
The statutory age-document hierarchy recognises a date-of-birth certificate from the school or a matriculation certificate, followed by a birth certificate from the…
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Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which of the following is not prima facie evidence of age, where juvenility is pleaded?
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Correct answer C
The statutory age-document hierarchy recognises a date-of-birth certificate from the school or a matriculation certificate, followed by a birth certificate from the specified local authority. A hospital-issued birth certificate is not one of those listed documents. That does not make every hospital record irrelevant, but it does distinguish the hospital alternative from the specified prima facie age documents.
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