:1: IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO.633 OF 2008 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1080 OF 2002 Mohd. Hussain Abdulwahab Katewadi. ..Applicant. Vs. State of Maharashtra. ..Respondent. Ms. Rebecca Gaonsalvez for the Applicant. Mr,. P.S. Hingorani, APP. for the State. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & R.S. MOHITE, JJ. DATE : 18th November,2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. This is an application made by the appellant who has been convicted for offence punishable under Section 302 of the I.P.C. contending that at the relevant time when the offence was committed he was juvenile in conflict with law. 2. The petitioner has initially produced the birth certificate issued by the Hubli Dharwad Municipal Corporation. The said document was sent for verification and it was found that the certificate was invalid as it was not based on the records maintained by the said Corporation. 3. Considering the contention advanced on behalf of the appellant, the appellant was sent for ossification test by order dated 01.10.2008. We noted the result of the :2: ossification test which showed that appellant is above 25- years but below 40- years at the time of the test which was done on 17.10.2008. However, as it was wide band, it was further directed that fresh test may be carried out by the Medical Board. Accordingly, Medical Board was constituted and the report of the Medical Board has been forwarded to us. They reiterated the same opinion as given in the earlier ossification test. Considering the above and as there is no material to support the contention of the appellant, application is rejected. 4. Criminal Appeal No.1080 of 2002 be placed for final hearing as per its number. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) ( F.I. REBELLO, J.)