CBI charges against Class XI boy for Pradyuman Thakur murder has brought Juvenile Justice Act back under scrutiny
7 years, 4 months ago

CBI charges against Class XI boy for Pradyuman Thakur murder has brought Juvenile Justice Act back under scrutiny

Firstpost  

A 16-year-old child’s suspected involvement in the murder of a seven-year-old schoolboy, Pradyuman Thakur, in Gurugram’s Ryan International School murder case has brought the much-debated Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 back into focus. The Juvenile Justice Act Act, 2015 was passed during the stormy winter session of Parliament that year, amid a sentiment that brutal crimes committed by minors should be met with serious punishment. The Juvenile Justice Rules, 2016 – in which the manner in which cases of children in conflict with the law are to be handled is fleshed out – also states that the Juvenile Justice Board should take into consideration whether the offence by the child was committed ‘under the control of adults’. This demand has no basis in the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, which clearly states that no child can be sentenced to death or life imprisonment without the possibility of release.

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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 …

Juvenile justice: We shouldn't be sending kids to prison for life. I'm living proof.
1 month, 1 week ago

Juvenile justice: We shouldn't be sending kids to prison for life. I'm living proof.

Slate  

This piece was originally published on State Court Report, a hub for reporting, analysis, and commentary about state courts and constitutions. In 2012’s Miller v. Alabama, the Supreme Court held that children can be sentenced to die in prison so long as they are “permanently incorrigible.” In Miller and previous cases, however, the court recognized that juveniles who commit crimes …

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 …

"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 …

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
10 months 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 …

Pune Porsche accident: Juvenile Justice Board will decide trying teen accused as adult
10 months ago

Pune Porsche accident: Juvenile Justice Board will decide trying teen accused as adult

Op India  

A Juvenile Justice Board will decide whether or not the teenager involved in mowing down two people with his luxury race car earlier this week, should be tried as an adult, the lawyer representing the accused said. Patil said that the Juvenile Justice Board monitors the assessments through regular reports and complaints reports and decides after nearly 90 days whether …

Tougher line urged toward juvenile crime
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tougher line urged toward juvenile crime

China Daily  

The fight against juvenile crime must be strengthened, with improved supervision of emerging issues, so that children can grow up in a healthier environment, Ying Yong, the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said recently. While clarifying the need for greater efforts to combat juvenile crimes, Ying also urged prosecutors nationwide to adopt a zero tolerance approach and harshly punish …

Tougher line urged toward juvenile crime
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Tougher line urged toward juvenile crime

China Daily  

The fight against juvenile crime must be strengthened, with improved supervision of emerging issues, so that children can grow up in a healthier environment, Ying Yong, the procurator-general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said recently. While clarifying the need for greater efforts to combat juvenile crimes, Ying also urged prosecutors nationwide to adopt a zero tolerance approach and harshly punish …

"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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Two boys, 12, in court charged with murder of teenager in Wolverhampton
1 year, 4 months ago

Two boys, 12, in court charged with murder of teenager in Wolverhampton

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two 12-year-old boys have appeared …

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 …

HC: Follow process to term minors as adults in JH case
1 year, 10 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 …

Queensland parliament has passed tough new laws targeting young offenders. This is what's changing
2 years ago

Queensland parliament has passed tough new laws targeting young offenders. This is what's changing

ABC  

Sweeping new laws to crack down on young offenders have passed Queensland parliament after three days of debate. It will also apply if the officer reasonably suspects a child "is likely" to contravene a bail condition relating to one of the above offences – which the Queensland Human Rights Commission says appears to be a "very low threshold". Also, if …

Explained: What Happens To Order Of Conviction When Juvenility Of Accused Is Proved Under Juvenile Justice Act?
2 years ago

Explained: What Happens To Order Of Conviction When Juvenility Of Accused Is Proved Under Juvenile Justice Act?

Live Law  

Under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, a person accused of an offence at any stage can raise a claim that he or she was a minor on the date of the commission of offence. The court is legally bound to order an inquiry to determine the age and if the claim of juvenility is proved, the accused is to be …

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 …

If Child Works Voluntarily Then Sections 75 & 79 Of Juvenile Justice Act Do Not Apply: Telangana High Court
2 years, 2 months ago

If Child Works Voluntarily Then Sections 75 & 79 Of Juvenile Justice Act Do Not Apply: Telangana High Court

Live Law  

In a recent order, Justice K. Surender of Telangana High Court held that where a juvenile who works voluntarily, Sections 75 and 79 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 do not apply. The facts of the case were that the volunteer in District Child Protection Unit, Medchal District along with team deployed for operation Muskan conducted search for rescuing children …

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha
2 years, 3 months ago

No plan to revise age of consent, Centre tells Rajya Sabha

The Hindu  

The government does not yet have a plan to revise the age of consent under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 despite appeals from the judiciary to lower it from the current 18 years to 16 years. In response to a question from Communist Party of India MP Binoy Vishwam in the Rajya Sabha on whether the …

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 …

Getting An Impression That Leniency Towards Juvenile Offenders Is Emboldening Them To Indulge In Heinous Crimes : Supreme Court
2 years, 4 months ago

Getting An Impression That Leniency Towards Juvenile Offenders Is Emboldening Them To Indulge In Heinous Crimes : Supreme Court

Live Law  

We have started gathering an impression that the leniency with which the juveniles are dealt with in the name of goal of reformation is making them more and more emboldened in indulging in such heinous crimes, the Supreme Court remarked in a judgment seting aside the orders of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kathua and the Jammu and Kashmir High Court …

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 …

SC grants bail to Gurugram student who allegedly slit 7-year-old junior's throat to get exam postponed
2 years, 5 months ago

SC grants bail to Gurugram student who allegedly slit 7-year-old junior's throat to get exam postponed

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court said the continued detention of the accused until completion of the trial may have adverse effects on him. Reportedly, he has been in detention for the last five years New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday granted interim bail to a man who was juvenile, barely 16 years old, when in 2017, he killed a 7-year-old boy in …

Juvenile board orders trial of accused as 'adult' in 2017 Gurugram school murder case
2 years, 5 months ago

Juvenile board orders trial of accused as 'adult' in 2017 Gurugram school murder case

India Today  

The Juvenile Justice Board on Monday announced that the accused involved in the 2017 Gururgam private school murder case will now be treated as an adult. The prime accused in the case, identified as Bholu, will be produced in the District and Sessions Court on October 31. Rohtak doctors believed in their report that the mental and intellectual condition of …

Teenager charged with murdering 14-year-old boy in Gateshead faces crown court
2 years, 5 months ago

Teenager charged with murdering 14-year-old boy in Gateshead faces crown court

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A teenager charged with murdering …

Hyderabad Jubilee Hills gang-rape case: 4 of 5 minors to be tried as adults, rules Juvenile Justice Board
2 years, 5 months ago

Hyderabad Jubilee Hills gang-rape case: 4 of 5 minors to be tried as adults, rules Juvenile Justice Board

Op India  

On Friday, the Juvenile Justice Board in Hyderabad ruled that four of the five accused minors arrested in the Jubilee Hills gang-rape case might be prosecuted as adults. According to the reports, Radhika Gavvala, the Juvenile Justice Board’s Fifth Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate and Principal Magistrate in Hyderabad, issued a preliminary assessment decision to that effect under Section 18 of …

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, …

'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 offenders should be protected: Legal experts
2 years, 9 months ago

Identity of juvenile offenders should be protected: Legal experts

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A group of legal experts questioned the way the identity of juvenile ‘accused’ in criminal cases was being flashed across some sections of the media and on social media, and made it clear that identifying the minors directly or indirectly violated the Juvenile Justice Act. They said that the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, which pertains to the issue of …

DCPCR Moves Supreme Court Challenging Juvenile Justice Act 2021 Amendments Making Certain Offences Non-Cognizable
2 years, 10 months ago

DCPCR Moves Supreme Court Challenging Juvenile Justice Act 2021 Amendments Making Certain Offences Non-Cognizable

Live Law  

The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the amendments made to the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 in 2021 by which certain categories of offences against children have been made non-cognizable.The Commission is challenging the 2021 Amendment to the extent it made the following categories of. The Delhi Commission for …

In some states, your 6-year-old child can be arrested. Advocates want that changed
2 years, 10 months ago

In some states, your 6-year-old child can be arrested. Advocates want that changed

NPR  

In some states, your 6-year-old child can be arrested. Sponsor Message "So, when I see the image of a 5 or 6-year-old child handcuffed and law enforcement is involved, whether an SRO or not, it does make me cringe," Canady says. "So that when we look at the minimum age of prosecution across the country, half have no minimum age …

How recent amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act threaten years of progress
3 years, 1 month ago

How recent amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act threaten years of progress

Hindustan Times  

Children are sold in the market like potatoes, tomatoes and onions, said additional sessions judge Kamini Lau in a landmark 2014 order, where she reiterated the recommendations of the Law Commission made in 1993 to prohibit the sale of children. It declared the sale and procurement of children an offence punishable with imprisonment that may extend up to five years, …

Juveniles Detained In Adult Jails: Delhi High Court To Consider Streamlining Process Of Assessing Age Of Arrestee When Brought To Police Station
3 years, 1 month ago

Juveniles Detained In Adult Jails: Delhi High Court To Consider Streamlining Process Of Assessing Age Of Arrestee When Brought To Police Station

Live Law  

Noting that there was an alarming number of about 800 juveniles or children in conflict with law who were detained in adult jails in Tihar in the past five years, the Delhi High Court is set to consider streamlining the process of assessing the age of an arrestee when brought to a police station. The development came after the bench …

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 …

Juvenile Justice Act 'Inadequate', Gives 'Free Hand' to Delinquents to Commit Heinous Offences: HC; Raps Lawmakers
3 years, 8 months ago

Juvenile Justice Act 'Inadequate', Gives 'Free Hand' to Delinquents to Commit Heinous Offences: HC; Raps Lawmakers

News 18  

Denying bail to a boy, who is accused of raping a girl, the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has termed the Juvenile Justice Act as totally inadequate and ill-equipped to deal with such cases, and asked how many more Nirbhayas' sacrifices are required to shake the conscious of the country's lawmakers. It also said that this Act …

Over 123 Juveniles in Tihar: Why Children End Up in ‘Adult Jails’
4 years ago

Over 123 Juveniles in Tihar: Why Children End Up in ‘Adult Jails’

The Quint  

Directions for the Police: The arresting officer must ascertain age of the accused at the time of arrest by asking for age proof. If age proof is unavailable, the arresting officer shall make an assessment from the appearance of the accused, and if he appears to be juvenile, take him to the Juvenile Justice Board instead of a criminal court. …

Juvenile arrested for rape, murder in Aligarh
4 years ago

Juvenile arrested for rape, murder in Aligarh

The Hindu  

The Aligarh Police have arrested a 17-year-old for the rape and murder of a minor Dalit girl in a village in Akrabad area of the district on Wednesday. Muniraj G., Senior Superintendent of Police, Aligarh, said the Class 8 dropout from the neighbouring village was in police custody and had confessed to the crime. He then dragged her body for …

Looking to combat juvenile crime, China lowers age of criminal liability to 12 for serious offences
4 years, 2 months ago

Looking to combat juvenile crime, China lowers age of criminal liability to 12 for serious offences

Firstpost  

The amendment comes after a white paper in June by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate showed a rise in juvenile crimes from 2018 to 2019 Beijing: China has lowered the age of criminal responsibility for some serious crimes from 14 to 12, as it looks to combat juvenile crime committed by children. Under an amended law, children aged 12 to 14 …

'Juvenile Has Put Society On Alarm; Made Children Feel Unsafe' Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Juvenile Accused Of Raping 6 Yr Old Girl
4 years, 4 months ago

'Juvenile Has Put Society On Alarm; Made Children Feel Unsafe' Allahabad High Court Denies Bail To Juvenile Accused Of Raping 6 Yr Old Girl

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently refused to interfere with the order of Special Judge Kanpur Nagar dismissing Criminal Appeal No.30 of 2019 of a Juvenile accused of raping a 6-year-old girl. The Juvenile Justice Board by their order dated 08.01.2019 adjudged the revisionist was 'a child in conflict with law' aged 14 years, 3 months and 15 days on the …

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 …

SC Issues Notices On Plea Seeking CBI Investigation On Reports Of Minors Being Detained And Tortured In Police Custody In UP & Delhi [Read Application]
5 years, 1 month ago

SC Issues Notices On Plea Seeking CBI Investigation On Reports Of Minors Being Detained And Tortured In Police Custody In UP & Delhi [Read Application]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the state governments of UP and Delhi against the manner in which they have been dealing with the welfare of and the conditions under which children in conflict with law are kept. The order has been passed in a miscellaneous application moved …

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