The Juvenile Justice Board also transferred the case to the District and Sessions Court, which will start hearing it from December 22. PTI PhotoGurgaon: A school student accused of killing a seven-year-old boy will be tried as an adult, the Juvenile Justice Board said Wednesday.
The board passed the order Wednesday morning responding to a plea that the teenager accused of the crime should not be treated as a juvenile.
The board had earlier rejected the bail plea of the Class 11 student, accused of killing Pradhuman Thakur on the premises of the Ryan International School here on September 8.
The board can rule in heinous cases whether a 'minor' should be treated as a 'major'.
"The board said he shall be treated as a major and not a minor," Barun Thakur, father of the murdered boy Pradhuman Thakur, told IANS.
Thakur said the board also transferred the case to the District and Sessions Court, which will start hearing it from December 22.
On November 8, the CBI arrested the 16-year-old boy, saying he committed the horrific crime as he wanted to delay upcoming exams.
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