The Supreme Court rejected on Friday the bail plea of a 16-year-old boy, accused of killing a seven-year-old student in a private school in Gurugram last September, saying the alleged crime fell under the category of "heinous offence" and a life sentence could be given with possibility of remission.
Earlier, a sessions court had held the juvenile would be tried as an adult in the murder case under a new law.
Advocate Gaurav Agarwal, appearing for the accused in the
SC, said the possibility of remission meant the alleged crime didn't fall under the category of "heinous offence" but "serious offence". But Justices R F Nariman and Indu Malhotra junked the argument.
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