New Delhi - Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone suspect captured during the November terrorist attacks on Mumbai, is more than 20 years of age, according to a medical report submitted Tuesday at a court hearing, news reports said. Special Judge ML Tahilyani on Friday ordered a medical test to determine Kasab's age after the accused claimed he was under 18 and should be tried in a court meant for juveniles.

The judge was expected to give his ruling on the matter Wednesday, the IANS news agency reported.

Kasab underwent a dental and bone ossification test to determine his age.

His attorney, SG Abbas Kazmi, said there could be a margin of error in the medical report and he would present medical experts to the judge Wednesday to try to prove this.

If Kasab is found to be a minor, he cannot be tried by the special Mumbai court under Indian law. His sentence could also be limited to three years in jail.

Public Prosecutor Ujwal Nikam had challenged the defence contention that Kasab was under 18, pointing out that the accused had given his age as 21 on three occasions - once to the police and jail authorities, then to a doctor who examined him and the third time to a magistrate whom he gave his confessional statement.

The trial against Kasab - the main accused in the November 26-29 Mumbai terrorist attacks, in which more than 170 people were killed - began April 15 in the heavily guarded Arthur Road jail premises in Mumbai.

Kasab, accused of being a member of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist organization, is being tried along with two Indian suspects in the case. (dpa)