Gang-rape victim’s parents move SC for juvenile’s trial
11 years, 3 months ago

Gang-rape victim’s parents move SC for juvenile’s trial

The Hindu  

Parents of the December 16, 2012, gang-rape victim have moved the Supreme Court on Friday challenging the constitutional validity of the Juvenile Justice Act granting protection to a juvenile offender in a criminal case to be tried by a Juvenile Justice Board. The petition said the juvenile “is liable to be tried and punished by the criminal courts for the offences committed, complete with the judicial discretion on established principles of law regarding the award of sentence keeping in view, amongst other factors, the nature and gravity of the offence”. The petition said “the blanket protection to juvenile offenders from being tried by the criminal courts for offences under the IPC, is an instance of legislative adjudication, and hence unconstitutional. It sought a direction to declare “as unconstitutional and void the Juvenile Justice Act to the extent it puts a blanket ban on the power of the criminal courts to try a juvenile offender for offences committed under the IPC”.

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Supreme Court takes cognisance of Allahabad HC ruling on attempt to rape, hearing today
2 days, 1 hour ago

Supreme Court takes cognisance of Allahabad HC ruling on attempt to rape, hearing today

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday initiated proceedings on its own motion against a controversial judgment delivered by the Allahabad high court on March 17 regarding what constitutes an attempt to rape. In her letter, Gupta expressed grave concern over the judgment, stating: “The interpretation by the judge is grossly erroneous, his approach on the subject is insensitive, irresponsible, …

SC upholds man's conviction for raping minor girl in 1986
1 week, 2 days ago

SC upholds man's conviction for raping minor girl in 1986

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a man's conviction by the trial court for raping a minor girl in 1986 and lamented the nearly four-decade long wait of the survivor and her family members for the closure to a "horrific chapter" of their lives. SC upholds man's conviction for raping minor girl in 1986 A bench of Justices …

Man gets death for rape, murder of minor in 2019
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Man gets death for rape, murder of minor in 2019

Hindustan Times  

A Delhi court on Friday sentenced a man to death for the 2019 rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl, calling the crime “rarest of the rare” and emphasising that society’s interest in protecting vulnerable children from such horrific crimes warranted the strictest punishment. The court also sentenced Rajender’s father, Ram Saran, to life imprisonment for participating in the gruesome …

Delhi: Man sentences to 10 years RI for raping 1-year-old minor girl in 2019
1 month ago

Delhi: Man sentences to 10 years RI for raping 1-year-old minor girl in 2019

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A court here has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2019, saying the abhorrence of society for sexual predators should find reflection in the judgments of the courts. Delhi: Man sentences to 10 years RI for raping 1-year-old minor girl in 2019 Additional Sessions Judge Manoj Kumar …

Juvenile Institutionalization Should Be The Last Resort; Family Is The Best Institution For Rehabilitation: Patna High Court
1 month ago

Juvenile Institutionalization Should Be The Last Resort; Family Is The Best Institution For Rehabilitation: Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has held that institutionalization should be a measure of last resort and that the family is the primary institution for the rehabilitation and reintegration of a child in conflict with the law. Institutionalization of a juvenile in conflict with law has been contemplated as the last resort.” The above ruling was delivered in a Criminal Revision …

Odisha HC overturns POCSO court decision referring major accused to juvenile board
1 month ago

Odisha HC overturns POCSO court decision referring major accused to juvenile board

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court has set aside the order of Special POCSO Court, Sambalpur, referring a 20-year-old accused to the Juvenile Justice Board simply because he was a minor at the inception of a continuing offence of alleged rape. The accused shall be tried strictly in accordance with law, as a major, without recourse to the protective provisions of …

Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim's identity
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim's identity

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR against A MP Swati Maliwal for allegedly disclosing the identity of a 14-year-old rape victim who succumbed to injuries. Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against Maliwal for revealing minor rape victim's identity Justice Neena Bansal Krishna said Maliwal's claim that she was protected from prosecution as her …

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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1 month, 1 week ago

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 …

Juvenile tried as adult, gets 20-yr jail in rape case
1 month, 1 week ago

Juvenile tried as adult, gets 20-yr jail in rape case

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: A special POCSO court, on Monday, sentenced a juvenile to 20 years of imprisonment in connection with his involvement in the rape of the three-year old girl. Special POCSO court judge Vijendra Tripathi clarified that if the convict failed to deposited the penalty, he would have to serve three additional months in jail. However, considering the crime as heinous, …

Juvenile tried as adult sentenced to 20 years for raping three-year-old in Lucknow
1 month, 1 week ago

Juvenile tried as adult sentenced to 20 years for raping three-year-old in Lucknow

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: A special POCSO court, on Monday, sentenced a juvenile to 20 years of imprisonment for raping a three-year-old girl. Special POCSO court judge Vijendra Tripathi clarified that if the convict failed to deposit the penalty, he would have to serve three additional months in jail. However, considering the crime committed by the juvenile as heinous, the Juvenile Justice Board …

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone
2 months ago

Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, A Delhi court has sentenced a convict in a minor's rape case to five years' imprisonment which he already underwent observing it must not be swayed by emotions and follow judicial principles. Court sentences rape convict to jail time already undergone The verdict paves way for the release of the 40-year-old convict. "I consider a sentence of imprisonment …

Four convicted in gang rape of homeless woman to spend up to 15 mos. in youth detention
2 months, 1 week ago

Four convicted in gang rape of homeless woman to spend up to 15 mos. in youth detention

NL Times  

Four men were convicted in the cruel gang rape of a homeless woman in Helmond about a year ago. In this case, the four suspects convicted of gang rape were all “unaccompanied, minor foreigners,” the court noted, saying, “they still need a great deal of help and guidance in functioning in Dutch society.” They were also ordered to pay nearly …

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Expresses Shock At Trial Court In Gujarat Imposing Only 3 Years Sentence For Rape

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently expressed its surprise at noting that a trial court awarded only a punishment of three years imprisonment for the offence of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, although the minimum punishment prescribed for the offence was seven years imprisonment. The Court was also aghast to note that the Gujarat High Court did not …

'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 …

Juvenile crimes put under spotlight
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Juvenile crimes put under spotlight

China Daily  

The fight against juvenile crime is as important as the protection of young people, legal experts reiterated on Monday after two boys were punished for killing their classmate. "The behavior of Zhang and Li has constituted the crime of intentional homicide, with extremely serious circumstances and particularly cruel criminal means," the court said. "Li also played a significant role in …

Punjab & Haryana HC Quotes Poet Nida Fazli To Emphasise Protection Of Children, Sets Aside Order To Try Juvenile As Adult
3 months ago

Punjab & Haryana HC Quotes Poet Nida Fazli To Emphasise Protection Of Children, Sets Aside Order To Try Juvenile As Adult

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently quoted poet Nida Fazli's poem while setting aside the order of the Juvenile Justice Board, to try a juvenile as an adult in a POCSO case. The Court elucidated that the preliminary assessment has a wider implication upon the child inasmuch as in the event of the J.J.B., post making preliminary assessment, declaring …

Gauhati High Court Sets February 2025 Deadline For State To Notify Draft Rules & Child Protection Policy
3 months ago

Gauhati High Court Sets February 2025 Deadline For State To Notify Draft Rules & Child Protection Policy

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Assam Government to inform it by February 25, 2025, about the status of the issuance of notification for the Draft Rules and Child Protection Policy; filling of the vacancies, and the status of social audit and tentative time of completion of the said audit. The division bench comprising Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and …

SC agrees to hear plea against FIR under UP Gangsters Act
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SC agrees to hear plea against FIR under UP Gangsters Act

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea challenging an Allahabad High Court order that dismissed an application seeking quashing of a chargesheet and proceedings under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities Act. The petitioner, represented by senior Advocate Gaurav Agarwal and advocate Tanvi Dubey, argued that the FIR lodged against him under the UP Gangsters …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Provisions Of UP Gangsters Act, Rules
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Constitutional Validity Of Provisions Of UP Gangsters Act, Rules

Live Law  

The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a petition challenging constitutional validity of certain provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities Act, 1986 and the Uttar Pradesh Gangster and Anti-Social Activities Rules, 2021.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan passed the order, upon hearing Senior Advocate R Basant. The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice on a …

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 …

Juvenile gets 10-year rigorous jail term in 2017 rape case
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Juvenile gets 10-year rigorous jail term in 2017 rape case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court sentenced a juvenile to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a 10-year-old girl in 2017, emphasizing the need for reformation rather than immediate release. Additional Sessions Judge Susheel Bala Dagar highlighted major gaps in the Juvenile Justice system, urging the government to streamline the roles of various authorities responsible for rehabilitating children …

Supreme Court slams child rights body NCPCR: 'Don't drag us in your agenda'
6 months ago

Supreme Court slams child rights body NCPCR: 'Don't drag us in your agenda'

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights over its petition seeking a Special Investigation Team probe into cases of children allegedly sold by shelter homes in Jharkhand of the Missionaries of Charity founded by Mother Teresa. The apex court said that the child rights body was empowered to conduct enquiry and take …

No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya, juvenile accused being treated ‘too leniently’: Madhya Pradesh HC
6 months, 1 week ago

No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya, juvenile accused being treated ‘too leniently’: Madhya Pradesh HC

The Hindu  

Juvenile accused are being treated “rather too leniently” in the country and the legislature has still not learnt any lessons from the “horrors of Nirbhaya”, the 2012 Delhi gang rape case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court observed while refusing to grant any relief to a rape convict, who was a juvenile at the time of the crime. “This court is …

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court
6 months, 1 week ago

"Juveniles Treated Too Leniently In This Country, Legislature Has Still Not Learnt Any Lessons From Horrors Of Nirbhaya": MP High Court

Live Law  

While upholding the conviction of a juvenile for rape of a four-year-old girl, the Madhya Pradesh High Court lamented the "lenient" laws in the country so far as juvenile offenders are concerned. Justice Subodh Abhyankar sitting at Indore observed, “Court is once again at pains to observe that juveniles in this country are being treated rather too leniently, and that …

Chennai police arrests juvenile for raping 10-year-old girl
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai police arrests juvenile for raping 10-year-old girl

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chennai police have arrested a juvenile in the case of rape of a 10-year-old girl which is being investigated by the Anna Nagar police under the Pocso Act, official sources said on Saturday. However, a senior police officer said that Sathish has not yet been arrested as the evidence currently available against him is inadequate and they are investigating …

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, 1 week 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 …

Over 9,600 children wrongfully incarcerated in adult prisons in India: Study
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Over 9,600 children wrongfully incarcerated in adult prisons in India: Study

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Children in India are being wrongfully incarcerated with approximately 9,681 children found to have been wrongly held in adult facilities over six years from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2021, a study by indian civil society organisation ‘iProBono’ has revealed. According to the study revealed on Saturday in Delhi, it obtained responses from 50% of the total …

Essential To Address Socio-Economic Factors Leading To Juvenile Delinquency; Need Focus On Reformation : CJI DY Chandrachud
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Essential To Address Socio-Economic Factors Leading To Juvenile Delinquency; Need Focus On Reformation : CJI DY Chandrachud

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday delivered a lecture on juvenile justice at a symposium organized by the Supreme Court of Nepal in association with UNICEF. Thirdly, it involves state intervention to shape the life outcomes of juveniles, reflecting a belief that traditional criminal law processes are not suited to effectively address juvenile delinquency and related issues.2 When …

"Right To Life Guaranteed To Everyone": Punjab & Haryana High Court On Protection Plea By Minor In Live-In Relationship
10 months, 3 weeks ago

"Right To Life Guaranteed To Everyone": Punjab & Haryana High Court On Protection Plea By Minor In Live-In Relationship

Live Law  

Observing that merely because petitioners are not of marriageable age it "would not deprive" them of their fundamental rights, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has directed to send a minor girl to the children's home, who was seeking protection from her relatives along with her 19-year-old live-in partner.While directing to send her to the children's home, the Court said …

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, 2 weeks 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 …

Prosecution of juveniles sends a clear message
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Prosecution of juveniles sends a clear message

China Daily  

Li Min/China Daily Weeks after three middle school students allegedly murdered their classmate in Handan, Hebei province, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has decided to approve the prosecution of the three juveniles, aged 12 to 14. Amendment XI to the Criminal Law, which came into effect on March 1, 2021, added a paragraph saying a person aged 12 to 14 who …

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 …

Charge Under UP Gangsters Act Unsustainable When Accused Is Exonerated Of Predicate IPC Offences : Supreme Court
1 year, 1 month ago

Charge Under UP Gangsters Act Unsustainable When Accused Is Exonerated Of Predicate IPC Offences : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday observed that to prosecute the accused under Section 3 of the U.P. “Needless to say that for framing a charge for the offence under the Gangsters Act and for continuing the prosecution of the accused under the above provisions, the prosecution would be required to clearly state that the appellants are being prosecuted for any …

Criminals are made, not born: SC judge Sanjiv Khanna
1 year, 2 months 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 Annual Digest 2023- Juvenile Justice Act
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2023- Juvenile Justice Act

Live Law  

Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 - Bone Ossification test does not give precise age, not entirely accurate. 2023 LiveLaw 1003 Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 - Primary school certificate valid proof of evidence, takes precedence over panchayat register. 2023 LiveLaw 244 Juvenile Justice Act, 2015; Section 19 - Children's Court must hold an inquiry to determine whether the child should be tried …

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 …

20-year jail for teen who raped 4-year-old girl in Chandigarh
1 year, 2 months ago

20-year jail for teen who raped 4-year-old girl in Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

Stating that the accused had shown his wicked and evil mind by subjecting a child of tender age of four years to aggravated penetrative sexual assault, a special POCSO court on Friday awarded a teenager a 20-year jail sentence. Stating that the convict is liable to be punished sternly, the court convicted him under Section 6 of the POCSO Act, …

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 …

Calcutta High Court Orders State To Reconsider Gang Rape Convicts' Plea For Premature Release, Says Can't 'Blindly' Cite Heinous Nature Of Crime
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court Orders State To Reconsider Gang Rape Convicts' Plea For Premature Release, Says Can't 'Blindly' Cite Heinous Nature Of Crime

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has directed the State Sentence Review Board to reconsider the case of two gang rape convicts for premature release after 22 years of incarceration, which had been denied by the Board on earlier occasions. In reprimanding the authorities for being unable to fittingly consider the petitioners plea for remission, a single-bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya held: …

'Age-Old Principle "Where Women Are Respected, Gods Live There" Would Recede To Background' : Supreme Court Cancels Bail To Gang-Rape Accused
1 year, 7 months ago

'Age-Old Principle "Where Women Are Respected, Gods Live There" Would Recede To Background' : Supreme Court Cancels Bail To Gang-Rape Accused

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Supreme Court, while allowing an appeal challenging the grant of bail to accused in a gang rape case, observed: “The offence alleged in the instant case is heinous and would be onslaught on the dignity of the womanhood and the age old principle of यत ननायर्यस्तत पपूज्यन्तत रमन्तत तत दतवतनाताः would recede to the background …

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case
1 year, 7 months ago

​Uttar Pradesh: POCSO court sentences juvenile to life imprisonment in gang-rape, double murder case

India TV News  

A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on Friday sentenced a juvenile to life imprisonment in a gang-rape and double-murder case. Special public prosecutor Brijesh Kumar Pandey said that after holding the juvenile guilty on August 22, the special POCSO court of Additional District Judge Rahul Singh pronounced the sentences on Friday under various sections in which he was …

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 …

Supreme Court Provides Protection To 20-Year Old Girl From Her Own Family Members
1 year, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Provides Protection To 20-Year Old Girl From Her Own Family Members

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Delhi police to provide protection to a 20-year old girl who expressed apprehension that there was a threat to her life caused by her own family members. In 2022, the girl had been granted a "right to live her life on her own" by Madhya Pradesh High Court after she stated that she …

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Modifies Life Sentence To 20 Years Imprisonment In 2015 Rape And Murder Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has modified life sentence in a 2015 rape and murder case to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 20 years without remission, while considering the mitigating and extenuating circumstances. "At the same time, the diabolic and depraved manner in which the appellant took the victim to a solitary place and not only sexually assaulted her but …

Hyderabad Gang Rape: Telangana High Court Sets Aside Magistrate's Decision To Try Juvenile As Adult, Says Entire Assessment Done In One Day
1 year, 11 months ago

Hyderabad Gang Rape: Telangana High Court Sets Aside Magistrate's Decision To Try Juvenile As Adult, Says Entire Assessment Done In One Day

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has set aside the order of a Magistrate to try a juvenile as an adult in the Jubilee Hills gang rape case.In June 2022, five minors and one major accused were arrested for the gang rape of a 17 years old girl in a car in Jubilee Hills area near Hyderabad. The Telangana High Court has …

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

A man, convicted for raping his nine-year-old daughter, has been ordered to undergo 20 years of imprisonment without remission by the Supreme Court saying sanctity of the very relationship were destroyed by his debauched and devastating acts. A special fast track court here had held the man guilty in 2013 and convicted him under Sections 376, 377 and 506 of …

HC: Follow process to term minors as adults in JH case
1 year, 11 months ago

HC: Follow process to term minors as adults in JH case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Tuesday set aside the rulings of the Juvenile Justice Board, Hyderabad and the Pocso court in the Jubilee Hills gangrape case, which had stated that the accused children in conflict with law be tried as adults. The High Court directed the Principal Magistrate of Juvenile Justice Board to re-examine the case by following due …

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 …

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