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Can ossification test held after 38 years of incident be conclusive to prove juvenility on the date of incident? SC answers

“The ossification test can be said to be relevant for determining the approximate age of a person in conflict with law. However, when the person is around 40-55 years of age, the structure of bones cannot be helpful in determining the age.”

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Imposing higher punishment on an illiterate senior citizen, merely because psychotropic substance was recovered from her residence, wrong; SC reduces sentence

Can ossification test held after 38 years of incident be conclusive to prove juvenility on the date of incident? SC answers