 "Delhi gangrape: SC order on Swamy's juvenile plea likely on 21 August")
New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will pronounce its order next week on the maintainability of a plea seeking prosecution of a juvenile accused in the 16 December Delhi gangrape under criminal laws. [caption id=“attachment_1032953” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Supreme Court of India.[/caption] An apex court bench headed by Chief justice P Sathasivam said that it will pronounce its order either on 21 or 22 August. The plea has been filed by Subramanian Swamy, who earlier this week merged his Janata Party with the BJP. As a consequence, the Juvenile Justice Board verdict slated for 19 August is likely to be postponed. Swamy on Wednesday told the court that his petition was on the larger question whether the Juvenile Justice Act was in consonance with the article 253 of the constitution and the mention of juvenile accused in the gangrape case was incidental. IANS
Supreme Court today said that it will pronounce its order next week on the maintainability of a plea seeking prosecution of a juvenile accused in the 16 December Delhi gangrape under criminal laws.
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