‘Minors shouldn’t be allowed to flout norms and escape’
Hindustan TimesNEW DELHI: The decision of the Juvenile Justice Board to try the minor accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case in north Delhi’s Civil Lines as an adult has evoked a slew of contrasting opinions from experts. HT Image Some hailed it as a “right decision” and a “detriment” for unruly minors but others feel the incident was not a “heinous” one and that the accused should have been given the benefit of being a minor on the day of the incident. If such an offence is treated as heinous crime, then virtually every offence under IPC will be treated as a heinous one,” Gupta said. He added: “The protection available to a juvenile under the JJ Act will be rendered illusory and the act itself will become virtually redundant”. However, Sumeet Pushkarna, former Central government counsel, said it was the “right verdict” since it was a case where people who had “full knowledge of law” committed to do unlawful things.
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