LEVI ANYANWU . vs SUNIL TAMONKAR . — Crl.A. No. 178/2004

Summary of Crl.A. No. 178/2004 (Levi Anyanwu v. Sunil Tamonkar) The Supreme Court dismissed appeals filed by the State of Goa and the complainant challenging the High Court's acquittal of the accused, who had been convicted of offences under IPC Sections 354 and 376(2)(f) and sentenced to 1 and 10 years imprisonment respectively. The Court found the accused was 16-17 years old at the time of the incident and should have been treated as a juvenile under the Juvenile Justice Act (2001), rendering the criminal court proceedings void. The Court declined to remand to the Juvenile Justice Board given the matter's 13-year age and the appeals being against acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.