Plea to try juveniles under normal law rejected
11 years, 8 months ago

Plea to try juveniles under normal law rejected

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking a direction to the Centre to take steps to make changes in the Juvenile Justice Act 2000 to ensure that juveniles be tried under normal law in offences like rape and murder. A three-judge Bench of incumbent Chief Justice Altamas Kabir, and Justices S.S. Nijjar and J. Chelameswar, while rejecting the batch of petitions, also did not accept the plea that the investigating agency be permitted to keep records of the juvenile offenders, and take preventive measures to ensure that repeat offenders were brought to justice. The age limit, which was raised from 16 to 18 years in the JJ Act, is a decision which was taken by the Government, which is strongly in favour of retaining Sections 2 and 2 in the manner in which it exists in the statute book.” The Bench said that a misunderstanding of the law relating to sentencing of juveniles needed to be corrected. The Bench pointed out that the essence of the Juvenile Justice Act is “restorative and not retributive, providing for rehabilitation and reintegration of children in conflict with law into the mainstream society.” “The age of 18 has been fixed on account of the understanding of experts in child psychology and behavioural patterns that till such an age the children in conflict with law could still be redeemed and restored to mainstream society, instead of becoming hardened criminals in future.”

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Seriousness Of Offence Not Ground To Deny Bail To Juvenile, 'Ends Of Justice' Mean Development, Rehabilitation, Protection Of Child: Patna HC
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Seriousness Of Offence Not Ground To Deny Bail To Juvenile, 'Ends Of Justice' Mean Development, Rehabilitation, Protection Of Child: Patna HC

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has reiterated that the involvement of a juvenile in an offense of serious nature is not, by itself, a ground for denying bail under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. It thus overturned the order of the Children Court, which had rejected the bail petition of the appellant on the grounds that he was involved in a …

'Time He Lost Can't Be Restored' : Supreme Court Frees Prisoner After 25 Years, Finds He Was A Minor At The Time Of Offence
2 months, 2 weeks ago

'Time He Lost Can't Be Restored' : Supreme Court Frees Prisoner After 25 Years, Finds He Was A Minor At The Time Of Offence

Live Law  

In a remarkable judgment, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of a prisoner, who has been under incarceration for nearly 25 years, after finding that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence in the year 1994. After that, he filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court, producing a school certificate, showing him to be …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Treat Juvenile Booked Under POCSO Act As 'Adult' Based On Psyche Assessment Done With 5 Yrs Delay
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Treat Juvenile Booked Under POCSO Act As 'Adult' Based On Psyche Assessment Done With 5 Yrs Delay

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the order of a Children's Court which tried a juvenile booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act Act as an adult.As per Section 15 of the Act, a Juvenile Justice Board is required to make a preliminary assessment regarding the juvenile's mental and physical capacity to commit an …

Children's Court Meant To Try Not Just Cases Where Child Rights Are Violated But Also Juveniles To Be Tried As Adults: MP High Court
4 months ago

Children's Court Meant To Try Not Just Cases Where Child Rights Are Violated But Also Juveniles To Be Tried As Adults: MP High Court

Live Law  

In a recent judgement, the MP High Court clarified the Children's Court is not only for trying the cases where child rights have been violated and victims are children but also for juveniles aged 16-18 who are accused of committing heinous offences. In Sections 15 and 18 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, it is laid down that Juvenile Justice …

Trying juveniles as adults is not the answer
8 months, 1 week ago

Trying juveniles as adults is not the answer

The Hindu  

In May, a speeding car, allegedly driven by a teenager, killed two young techies in Pune. The High Court noted that the JJ Act is “not only a beneficial legislation, but is also a remedial one.” The push by some to prosecute the adolescent as an adult raises broader questions about the power of the juvenile justice system to address …

Ensure Compliance With Juvenile Justice Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court To CWC In Case Where Minor Was Allegedly Forced To Marry Old Man
9 months ago

Ensure Compliance With Juvenile Justice Act: Punjab & Haryana High Court To CWC In Case Where Minor Was Allegedly Forced To Marry Old Man

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed the Child Welfare Committee, constituted under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, to conduct an enquiry under Section 36 of the Act and ensure compliance, in the case of a minor girl whose parents have allegedly fixed her marriage with an old man.A 15-year-old girl had moved Court through her friend. The Punjab …

Juveniles Tried As Adults Cannot Be Deprived Of Their Right To Bail Under Juvenile Justice Act: Uttarakhand High Court
9 months, 1 week ago

Juveniles Tried As Adults Cannot Be Deprived Of Their Right To Bail Under Juvenile Justice Act: Uttarakhand High Court

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court has extended bail to a juvenile accused in a case registered under Sections 376, 506 of the Indian Penal Code, and Section 5/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. Subsequently, the JJ Board conducted a preliminary assessment under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, and ordered that the accused be …

Pune Porsche Case: The Loopholes in the Legal Framework of Our Justice System
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pune Porsche Case: The Loopholes in the Legal Framework of Our Justice System

The Quint  

Here's an outline of the process: Age verification and categorisation: The first step is determining the age of the accused at the time of the alleged offence. There are majorly two age groups — one of those who are below 16 years of age, who are generally tried by the Juvenile Board and are not sent to adult courts, and …

Supreme Court Prescribes 30 Days Time Limit To Prefer Appeal Against Juvenile Justice Board Preliminary Assessment Order
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Prescribes 30 Days Time Limit To Prefer Appeal Against Juvenile Justice Board Preliminary Assessment Order

Live Law  

Noting that no time limit has been prescribed under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 to prefer an appeal against the preliminary assessment order of the Juvenile Justice Board, the Supreme Court in a recent judgment deemed it appropriate to fill up this gap by prescribing 30 days' time limit for preferring appeal against the JJB's preliminary. Noting that no time …

JJ Act | 3 Months Time Limit For Preliminary Assessment Of Juvenile As Per Sec. 14(3) Not Mandatory: Supreme Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

JJ Act | 3 Months Time Limit For Preliminary Assessment Of Juvenile As Per Sec. 14(3) Not Mandatory: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court held that the time limit of three months prescribed under Section 14 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 for ascertaining the mental and physical capacity of a child below the age of sixteen years to commit a serious offence is not mandatory but directory.“As in the process of preliminary inquiry there is involvement of many persons, namely,. …

Scrutiny In Proceedings Must Be Avoided To Insulate & Protect Juvenile: J&K High Court Slams Disclosure Of Identity Of Juveniles In Conflict With Law
11 months, 1 week ago

Scrutiny In Proceedings Must Be Avoided To Insulate & Protect Juvenile: J&K High Court Slams Disclosure Of Identity Of Juveniles In Conflict With Law

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has come down heavily on courts operating in the Union Territories for routinely disclosing the identities of juveniles in conflict with law in their orders. While granting bail to a 17-year-old boy accused of attempted murder in Samba district Justice Sanjeev Kumar observed, “Courts working in the Union Territory of Jammu and …

Heinousness Of Crime No Consideration For Granting Bail To Juvenile Must Consider Risk Of Association With Criminals, Juvenile's Safety: J&K High Court
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Heinousness Of Crime No Consideration For Granting Bail To Juvenile Must Consider Risk Of Association With Criminals, Juvenile's Safety: J&K High Court

Live Law  

Reaffirming the paramount importance of Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the heinousness of the crime or other considerations, typically weighed in adult bail matters, should not influence decisions regarding juvenile bail pleas. In allowing a bail application of a Juvenile under Sec 12 of the JJ …

Supreme Court Reviews Its Order, Reiterates Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 Are Relevant Rules For Considering Question Of Juvenility
1 year ago

Supreme Court Reviews Its Order, Reiterates Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 Are Relevant Rules For Considering Question Of Juvenility

Live Law  

The Supreme Court reviewed its 2019 judgment wherein, while remitting the question of juvenility to the Punjab & Haryana High Court, it opined that the relevant rules to be looked into are Juvenile Justice Rules, 2001. While doing so, the Court corrected its 2019 judgment against which review was sought and held that Juvenile Justice Rules, 2007 is required to …

S. 24 JJ Act | Right To Be Forgotten By Destruction Of Juvenile Delinquency Records Is Absolute Right, State Forbidden From Seeking Such Records: Rajasthan HC
1 year, 1 month ago

S. 24 JJ Act | Right To Be Forgotten By Destruction Of Juvenile Delinquency Records Is Absolute Right, State Forbidden From Seeking Such Records: Rajasthan HC

Live Law  

Rajasthan High Court has held that the 'right to be forgotten' by the destruction of juvenile delinquency records is an absolute right if the juvenile has been extended the benefits of Section 24 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. The single-judge bench of Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati, while delivering the judgment in a plea against cancellation of public employment …

Criminals are made, not born: SC judge Sanjiv Khanna
1 year, 1 month ago

Criminals are made, not born: SC judge Sanjiv Khanna

Hindustan Times  

No one is born a criminal but is made into one by circumstances, Supreme Court judge Sanjiv Khanna said on Thursday as he inaugurated a pan-India campaign by the National Legal Services Authority aimed at identifying juveniles in prisons and providing them with essential legal assistance to ensure their freedom from adult jails. SC judge Sanjiv Khanna inaugurated a pan-India …

Supreme Court Acquits Woman In 23 Year Old Murder Case After Finding Her To Be A Juvenile At The Time Of Offence
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Acquits Woman In 23 Year Old Murder Case After Finding Her To Be A Juvenile At The Time Of Offence

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in a recent order acquitted a woman who was sentenced to suffer life-imprisonment for committing an offence of murder, after finding that she was a juvenile in 2000 when the offence took place. Setting-aside the concurring finding of the High Court and the Trial Court, the Bench of Justices Abhay Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, noted that at …

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Challenging Validity Of Section 15 JJ Act; Liberty Granted To Approach HC
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Petition Challenging Validity Of Section 15 JJ Act; Liberty Granted To Approach HC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court bench on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the constitutionality of S.15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 which provided for a preliminary assessment of Juveniles above the age of 16, charged with heinous crimes. The advocate contended that through the petition they endeavoured to challenge certain retrogressive amendments to the JJ Act “which is leading to a …

JJ Rules 2007| Where Exact Assessment Of Age Not Possible, Reduction Of 1 Year Can Be Given: Supreme Court Accepts Juvenility Plea In 95 Murder Case
1 year, 4 months ago

JJ Rules 2007| Where Exact Assessment Of Age Not Possible, Reduction Of 1 Year Can Be Given: Supreme Court Accepts Juvenility Plea In 95 Murder Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently reviewed and accepted the plea of juvenility by a convict after 27 years in an assault and murder case that took place in 1995. The Court held that even if the medical report which shows the age of the appellant as 19 years is taken to be correct, even then, in a case where an exact …

Juvenile Justice Board's Decision To Try Child As Adult Must Be Transparent And Fair: Bombay High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Juvenile Justice Board's Decision To Try Child As Adult Must Be Transparent And Fair: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Owing to several procedural lapses by the Juvenile Justice Board, Yavatmal, the Bombay High Court ordered re-adjudication of a plea to try two juveniles as adults in the case of a gang-rape of a minor girl. Justice GA Sanap at the Nagpur bench noted that the JJB’s roznama didn’t specify if the juveniles or their advocates were even given a …

Explained | How can a juvenile be tried as an adult in Court?
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained | How can a juvenile be tried as an adult in Court?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The National Commission for Protection of Children has recently issued guidelines for conducting a preliminary assessment by the Juvenile Justice Board under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Section 15 of the JJ Act provides that in case of a heinous offence alleged to have been committed by a child, who has completed or …

Juvenile Directed To Be Tried As Adult Can Seek Bail From Children's Court U/S 12 JJ Act, Need Not Resort To CrPC: Karnataka High Court
2 years ago

Juvenile Directed To Be Tried As Adult Can Seek Bail From Children's Court U/S 12 JJ Act, Need Not Resort To CrPC: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that once an order is passed under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, holding that a child in conflict with law is required to be tried for heinous offences as an adult, the JJ Board has no jurisdiction to consider the bail application pending before it. A single judge bench of …

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile U/S 12 JJ Act, Says Nature Of Offence Not A Relevant Ground For Rejection
2 years ago

Allahabad High Court Grants Bail To Juvenile U/S 12 JJ Act, Says Nature Of Offence Not A Relevant Ground For Rejection

Live Law  

A bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Pachori of Allahabad High Court granted bail under section 12 of JJ Act to a person, who was at the time of incident juvenile and accused of heinous offence. The bail application of the accused person charged under Sections 302,201,34 of Indian Penal Code was rejected by the JJ Board on the ground of …

S.9(2) JJ Act | Court Must Undertake Inquiry Before Rendering Decision On Plea Of Juvenility Of Accused: Orissa High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

S.9(2) JJ Act | Court Must Undertake Inquiry Before Rendering Decision On Plea Of Juvenility Of Accused: Orissa High Court

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has clarified that when a plea of juvenility is made before a Court, other than a Juvenile Justice Board, it must undertake an inquiry and take evidence, if any as per the mandate of Section 9 of the Juvenile Justice Act, before rendering any decision on the application. While setting aside an order for non-compliance of …

Debating Sensitivity and Sanctity of the Juvenile Justice Act - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Debating Sensitivity and Sanctity of the Juvenile Justice Act - News18

News 18  

Earlier this month, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights issued draft guidelines that debated whether the preliminary assessment of minors in certain cases could be tried under law as adults under section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act. The Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 dictated that a juvenile aged between 16 and 18 can be tried as an adult …

Lenient law lets juveniles commit crimes, says Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Lenient law lets juveniles commit crimes, says Supreme Court

The Hindu  

A lenient juvenile law has increasingly emboldened juveniles to commit heinous crimes and it is for the government to re-examine the law before it is too late in the day, the Supreme Court said in a judgment on Wednesday. Justice Pardiwala, who authored the judgment, expressed doubts whether the merciful ways of the Juvenile Justice Act of 2015 with the …

Bombay High Court grants bail to 17-year-old murder accused being tried as an adult
2 years, 4 months ago

Bombay High Court grants bail to 17-year-old murder accused being tried as an adult

India Today  

While granting bail to a 17-year-old boy who was being tried as an adult, Justice Bharti Dangre of the Bombay High Court said that merely because a juvenile is being tried as an adult does not mean that he can be denied the benefit of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act. The 17-year-old was seeking bail under Section 12 …

Gurugram: JJB Rules Juvenile Accused of Murdering 7-yr-old Schoolmate to Be Tried as Adult
2 years, 5 months ago

Gurugram: JJB Rules Juvenile Accused of Murdering 7-yr-old Schoolmate to Be Tried as Adult

News 18  

Sticking to its earlier ruling, the Juvenile Justice Board ordered on Monday that a youth who was 16 years old when he was accused of killing his seven-year-old schoolmate here in September 2017 shall be tried as an adult in the sensational case, according to the victim’s lawyer. Today Principal Magistrate Jatin Gujral of Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram pronounced his …

[JJ Act] No Fundamental or Statutory Right To Pursue Higher Education Outside India, Juvenile's Right To Travel Abroad Can Be Curtailed: Punjab And Haryana High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

[JJ Act] No Fundamental or Statutory Right To Pursue Higher Education Outside India, Juvenile's Right To Travel Abroad Can Be Curtailed: Punjab And Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that an undertrial or a juvenile who is in conflict with law does not have any fundamental or statutory right to pursue higher education abroad.Justice Jasgurpreet Singh Puri in the ruling also said that though the right to travel abroad is a "valuable and basic right" apart from being an integral part …

Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Amendment to Juvenile Justice Act
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Plea Challenging Amendment to Juvenile Justice Act

News 18  

The Supreme Court Monday sought a response from the Centre to a plea challenging the recent amendment to the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 by which certain categories of offences against children have been made non-cognizable. The top court was hearing a plea filed by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights challenging the amendment made to the Juvenile Justice Act, …

Seeking minor's confession of crime unconstitutional, declares Delhi High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Seeking minor's confession of crime unconstitutional, declares Delhi High Court

Firstpost  

The high court was hearing a criminal reference relating to the issuance of guidelines to be followed by Juvenile Justice Boards in conducting preliminary assessments before sending a minor for trial as an adult New Delhi: Seeking a confession about an alleged crime committed by a juvenile is unconstitutional as a “presumption is raised at the pre-trial stage itself that …

[JJ Act] Extracting Confession From Child Is Unconstitutional, Beyond Scope Of Preliminary Assessment Report: Delhi HC
2 years, 6 months ago

[JJ Act] Extracting Confession From Child Is Unconstitutional, Beyond Scope Of Preliminary Assessment Report: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that extracting confession from a child regarding the manner in which the offence was committed by him is unconstitutional and beyond the scope of a preliminary assessment report required to be prepared under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. This manner of seeking a confession from the child is unconstitutional and beyond the scope of …

Avoid Hyper-technical Approach In Deciding Juvenility Claim; If Two Views Possible, Lean In Favour Of Accused : Supreme Court
2 years, 6 months ago

Avoid Hyper-technical Approach In Deciding Juvenility Claim; If Two Views Possible, Lean In Favour Of Accused : Supreme Court

Live Law  

Revealing a rather unpleasant truth, the Supreme Court of India on Monday lamented that once children are caught in the web of adult criminal justice system, it is difficult for them to get out of it unscathed. Going through the provisions of the Act, the Court said that as per Section 20 of the 2000 Act, in all cases where …

JJ Act | "Heinous Offence" Is One Where Peremptorily Punishment Is Imprisonment Upto 7 Yrs Or More: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 years, 6 months ago

JJ Act | "Heinous Offence" Is One Where Peremptorily Punishment Is Imprisonment Upto 7 Yrs Or More: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

Punjab and Haryana High Court recently held that when the accused had, while committing the offence of lurking house trespass by night or house-breaking by night, also voluntarily caused or attempted to cause death, then the convicting Court can per-emptorily impose a sentence of life imprisonment, upon the juvenile in conflict with law. The bench comprising Justice Sureshwar Thakur further …

JJ Act Implementation: High Court Seeks DSLSA's Response On Operationalizing Scheme For Deployment Of Para Legal Volunteers In Police Stations
2 years, 7 months ago

JJ Act Implementation: High Court Seeks DSLSA's Response On Operationalizing Scheme For Deployment Of Para Legal Volunteers In Police Stations

Live Law  

Dealing with a criminal reference concerning implementation of various provisions of Juvenile Justice Act, the Delhi High Court has recently sought response of the Delhi State Legal Services Authority on operationalising NALSA Scheme for Para-Legal Volunteers which provides for the presence of paralegal volunteers in police stations, to apprise arrestees of their legal rights. While directing DSLSA to file status …

Juvenile Justice | Only JJB And Not Trial Court Has Power To Determine Juvenility U/S 94: Madhya Pradesh High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Juvenile Justice | Only JJB And Not Trial Court Has Power To Determine Juvenility U/S 94: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench recently held that the trial court does not have the power under Section 94 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 to determine the age as contested by the accused and that the same can be exercised only by the Juvenile Justice Board. Setting aside the order passed by the lower court whereby it had …

'Presumption Of Innocence U/S 3(i) Juvenile Justice Act Not Applicable To Adult Co-Accused': J&K&L High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

'Presumption Of Innocence U/S 3(i) Juvenile Justice Act Not Applicable To Adult Co-Accused': J&K&L High Court

Live Law  

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has made it clear that the presumption of innocence in favour of a juvenile under Section 3 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 cannot be applied to the adult co-accused in a crime.Justice Sanjay Dhar thus rejected the contention raised by the Petitioners herein that since the. The Jammu and Kashmir and …

Hyderabad gang rape: When can juveniles be tried as adults?
2 years, 9 months ago

Hyderabad gang rape: When can juveniles be tried as adults?

Firstpost  

The police probing the gang rape of a teenage girl in Hyderabad want to prosecute the five arrested minors as adults. This is allowed after the 2015 amendment to the Juvenile Justice Act, if they are accused of a ‘heinous crime’ and are between the ages of 16 and 18 Police officials, investigation the gang rape of a teenage girl …

Identity Of Juvenile Is Not To Be Disclosed: Allahabad High Court Reminds Its Registry
3 years ago

Identity Of Juvenile Is Not To Be Disclosed: Allahabad High Court Reminds Its Registry

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court has reiterated that the identity of a juvenile/ child in conflict with law must not be disclosed. The counsel also stated that the revisionist has no criminal antecedent, it was further submitted that Juvenile Justice Board as well as the Appellate Court have not appreciated the Social Information Report of the Probation Officer in its right …

Age Determination Process of Juvenile Offenders to be Completed Within 15 Days: Delhi HC
3 years, 4 months ago

Age Determination Process of Juvenile Offenders to be Completed Within 15 Days: Delhi HC

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has directed that the process of age determination of a juvenile in conflict with law shall be completed within 15 days of filing of documents and ossification test by the investigating officer of a case. The high court said the investigating officer shall ensure that the ossification test in relation to the juvenile is completed, a …

Delhi HC closes over 1,000 cases petty crimes involving kids
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC closes over 1,000 cases petty crimes involving kids

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has closed 1,108 cases of petty crimes allegedly committed by juveniles and ordered their immediate release, noting that enquiry in the cases has been pending or inconclusive for over a year. Noting that the pendency of petty offences involving children has increased by 44% in the last six months, the court, in its 15-page order, said, …

Proviso To Section 15(1) Of JJ Act- "Assistance Of Experienced Psychologists Or Psycho-Social Workers Or Other Experts Is Mandatory": MPHC
3 years, 6 months ago

Proviso To Section 15(1) Of JJ Act- "Assistance Of Experienced Psychologists Or Psycho-Social Workers Or Other Experts Is Mandatory": MPHC

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday held that it is mandatory for Juvenile Justice Board to take the assistance of experienced psychologists or psycho-social workers or other experts while conducting a preliminary assessment with regard to a child's mental and physical capacity to commit a heinous offence.The Bench of Justice Shailendra Shukla has held that for. The Madhya Pradesh …

Parliamentary panel decides not to push for lowering age limit of juvenile offenders under POCSO
3 years, 7 months ago

Parliamentary panel decides not to push for lowering age limit of juvenile offenders under POCSO

Firstpost  

Minor offenders under POCSO are currently tried under the Juvenile Justice Act, which also has a provision that let’s the juvenile justice board decide whether an offender above 16 years of age should be tried as an adult A key parliamentary panel has decided not to push for lowering the age limit to 16 years from 18 years for juveniles …

Centre rejects panel’s idea to try 16+ as adults under Pocso
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre rejects panel’s idea to try 16+ as adults under Pocso

Hindustan Times  

The government has turned down the suggestion of the parliamentary panel on Home Affairs to charge as adults, those over the age of 16 involved in cases of child sexual assault, according to the action taken report tabled by the committee in Parliament on Tuesday. The JJ Act, 2015 empowers Juvenile Justice Board to decide upon matters of children in …

13 juvenile convicts move SC, seek immediate release after serving 14-22 years in jail
3 years, 9 months ago

13 juvenile convicts move SC, seek immediate release after serving 14-22 years in jail

India TV News  

The 13 convicts, declared as juveniles by the Juvenile Justice Board at the time of the commission of the offense and are currently lodged in Agra Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh, have moved the Supreme Court seeking immediate direction for their release. "The petitioners by virtue of the instant writ petitions sought to highlight a very unfortunate and sorry state …

Almost 4 Decades On, 55-year-old to be Punished by Juvenile Court for 1981 Murder
4 years, 5 months ago

Almost 4 Decades On, 55-year-old to be Punished by Juvenile Court for 1981 Murder

News 18  

A 55-year-old man will turn himself in before a juvenile court next week. The court has ordered that the convict will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich in the next seven days. Under Section 15 of the 2000 Juvenile Justice Act, a delinquent in conflict of law can be kept in a reformation centre for …

Juvenile Justice Act : Grant Of Bail The Norm, Says P&H HC While Reprimanding JJB Head For 'Uncaring, Inept' Denial of Bail [Read Order]
4 years, 8 months ago

Juvenile Justice Act : Grant Of Bail The Norm, Says P&H HC While Reprimanding JJB Head For 'Uncaring, Inept' Denial of Bail [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday rapped the Presiding Officer of a Juvenile Justice Board, stating that an "uncaring and inept discharge of functions" by judicial officers entrusted with the duty of giving effect to a "welfare legislation" would defeat the very purpose of constituting such Boards. The petitioner before the Court, a minor aged 17 years, had …

Juvenile Justice Act And Misplaced Objectives
4 years, 9 months ago

Juvenile Justice Act And Misplaced Objectives

Live Law  

The Bois Locker Room issue has raised many important questions regarding consent, boys' culture and privacy. The Act created two parallel systems and if a Juvenile was within the age group of 16-18, s/he could be tried as an adult. As per Section 15 of the Act if a Juvenile in the Relevant Age Group commits an heinous offence and …

[Identity Of Juvenile Disclosed] MP HC Issues Notices To Central & State Govt. Seeking Implementation Status Of JJ Act [Read Petition]
5 years ago

[Identity Of Juvenile Disclosed] MP HC Issues Notices To Central & State Govt. Seeking Implementation Status Of JJ Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday issued notices on a plea filed against alleged violation of the Juvenile Justice Act in the state and disclosure of a juvenile's identity to the media. As per the plea, instead of first verifying the minor's age in accordance with the procedure enumerated in Chapter V of CrPC, the police straightaway proceeded for …

Satisfied with HC Juvenile Justice Committee report saying no detention of minors in J&K, says SC
5 years, 3 months ago

Satisfied with HC Juvenile Justice Committee report saying no detention of minors in J&K, says SC

India TV News  

The Supreme Court Friday said it is satisfied with the report of Juvenile Justice Committee of Jammu and Kashmir HC which had said that no minors have been detained in jails there post abrogation of provisions of Article 370 in the erstwhile state. The apex court, after perusing the committee's report, said that four high court judges have visited all …

SC Ask J&K Juvenile Justice Committee To Submit Fresh Report On Alleged Detention Of Minors In Kashmir
5 years, 4 months ago

SC Ask J&K Juvenile Justice Committee To Submit Fresh Report On Alleged Detention Of Minors In Kashmir

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice Committee comprising four High Court judges to submit a fresh report on the allegations of detention of minors in Kashmir, after addressing all issues independently.The Committee has been asked to submit the report by December 3.This was after the bench headed by Justice N V Ramana agreed with …

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