Jurists were in disagreement over determining such legal age. Abu Hanifa estimated it to be 18 years for male and 17 years for the female. Al Shafiee and the two companions estimated it to be 15 years of age for male and female whereas Imam Malik believed to be 18 years for male and female according to the details contained in Kuwait Jurisprudent Encyclopedia – 2nd Edition – Dar Al Salam - Kuwait - Part (7) - Page (160). Legal age as per Personal Status Law for 1991 is 18 years of age in accordance with Article (215). Article (22/2) of Civil Transaction Act for 1984 concerning capacity for civil rights provides that the legal age is full 18 lunar years. The childhood as contained in UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justicefor 1982 (Beijing Rules) is ((a child or young person who, under the respective legal system, may be dealt with for an offence in a manner which is different from an adult)) according to Article (2/2/a). Para (c) defined juvenile offender as follows ((A juvenile offender is a child or young person who is alleged to have committed or whohas been found to have committed an offence.)) But referred in Article (4) that ((In those legal systems recognizing the concept of the age of criminal responsibility for juveniles, the beginning of that age shall not be fixed at too low an age level, bearing in mindthe facts of emotional, mental and intellectual maturity.)) The Sudanese legislator adopted the rule of progression in age as a basis of criminal responsibility as the case for civil legal age, and stopped in determining this at three stages in accordance with Child Act for 2010, as follows: 1st stage: between 7 - 12 years regarding the child who has not exceeded this age as lacking discrimination and criminally irresponsible and no criminal actions shall be taken as against him according to Article (68/1) of Child Act, based on definition of child liable to risk of delinquency which means the child who completed 7 years of his age and not yet attained 12 years of age according to Article of interpretation No (4) of Child Act for 2010. 2nd stage: Children in the stage of age between 12 - 18 years are regarded by Child Act as lacking criminal responsibility by reason of their incomplete discrimination. The legislator approved corrective measures to be taken as against them according to Article (69/1) of Child Act based on the definition of juvenile child contained in Article of Interpretation No (4) of Child Act. 3rd Stage: A child who attains 18 years of his age shall fully be held criminally responsible by reason of going beyond childhood stage. This age is in line with Rule (4/1) of Beijing Rules which has not determined age of criminal responsibility and left it to national legislations in a manner that age shall not be fixed at too low an age level. The difference in philosophy of penalty between Child Act and Criminal Act resulted in two pinions within Supreme Court Circuits. The First opinion proceeds from Criminal Act and the definition of adult that whoever attains adulthood and completes 15 years of his age shall be fully held criminally responsible according to the Government of Sudan precedent