Chandigarh, Dec. 17 -- In a legal development that sets a significant precedent for the city's judiciary, the court of the Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Children's Court has sentenced three children in conflict with law (CCLs) to life imprisonment. This marks the first instance in Chandigarh where minors have been handed a life sentence following a trial conducted under adult legal standards for a brutal murder. While the trio was held guilty on December 8, the quantum of the sentence was officially pronounced on Tuesday.

At the time of the offence, the accused were minors; the primary accused was aged 16 years and 10 months. However, the trajectory of the legal proceedings was determined by an order dated December 23, 2021, issued by th...