AJAY KUMAR vs STATE OF M.P. — Crl.A. No. 1908/2010

Summary of Crl.A. No. 001908/2010 – Ajay Kumar v. State of M.P. On October 1, 2010, the Supreme Court allowed Ajay Kumar's appeal after finding he was a juvenile (aged 15 years 7 months 14 days) on February 17, 1994, when the offense was committed, though the trial court had failed to make a categorical finding on this issue. Since Kumar had already undergone approximately 14 years of detention—exceeding the three-year maximum period under the Juvenile Justice Act—the Court directed his immediate release, applying Rule 98 of the Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.