Delhi gang-rape: Ruling on juvenile plea today

January 28, 2013 09:51

A magistrate at Delhi's Juvenile Justice Board is on Monday expected to decide whether the school certificate of the sixth accused in the Delhi gang-rape case is valid or not.

The suspect has claimed to be a little over 17-years-old.

The Delhi Police had earlier filed a plea seeking a bone ossification test to determine his exact age.

According to a certificate presented by his school, the suspect is 17-years-old.

If the Juvenile Board rules that the certificate is valid, he be will be tried under the Juvenile Justice Act for the crime, and faces a much lighter sentence -- up to a maximum of three years in jail -- than the other five accused in the case who could get life terms,

The six men are accused of gang-raping and brutally assaulting a medical student on December 16 last year. The incident sparked outrage in the country and people took to the streets to demand the most stringent punishment for the accused.

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