Breaking: SC appraises that Convict was a Juvenile after 24 years of incident; demands AG's opinion regarding how to deal with him aged 40 now [Read the Order]
10 years, 4 months ago

Breaking: SC appraises that Convict was a Juvenile after 24 years of incident; demands AG's opinion regarding how to deal with him aged 40 now [Read the Order]

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice U.U. Lalit, today, ordered the Attorney General of India to inform the Court regarding the implications of Section 7A of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000.After 24 years of the incident, the apex Court appraised that Convict was a Juvenile at the time of incident. Lalit, today, ordered the Attorney General of India to inform the Court regarding the implications of Section 7A of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000. It was also urged by him that as per Section 7A of the JJ Act, the moment an order declaring him a juvenile is passed and the matter is sent to the Juvenile Board for appropriate orders, the sentence, if any, passed by a Court shall be deemed to have no effect. He also urged reconsideration of the decision rendered in the care of Jitendra Singh vs. State of U.P.. Mr. Aggarwal also felt that if he is sent to a Special Home or Observation Home by the Juvenile Board, he would be absolutely misfit there because the Observation Homes are meant for young juveniles in praesenti.

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Odisha HC overturns POCSO court decision referring major accused to juvenile board
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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 …

'Raises Concerns About Competence Of Judge': Orissa HC Sets Aside Order In POCSO Case Wrongly Treating Major Accused As 'Juvenile'
1 month, 1 week ago

'Raises Concerns About Competence Of Judge': Orissa HC Sets Aside Order In POCSO Case Wrongly Treating Major Accused As 'Juvenile'

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has heavily criticized a Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act for treating an accused as 'juvenile' and referring the case to Juvenile Justice Board despite having enough materials to suggest that the last act in the 'continuing offence' was committed by the accused much after he attained majority. While reprimanding the …

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 …

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

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 …

Juveniles Tried As Adults Cannot Be Deprived Of Their Right To Bail Under Juvenile Justice Act: Uttarakhand High Court
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

"Right To Life Guaranteed To Everyone": Punjab & Haryana High Court On Protection Plea By Minor In Live-In Relationship
10 months, 4 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Kathua gangrape: SC holds accused adult, not to be tried as juvenile
2 years, 4 months ago

Kathua gangrape: SC holds accused adult, not to be tried as juvenile

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that one of the accused in the sensational gang-rape and murder case of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua was not a juvenile and now can be tried afresh as an adult for the offences. The top court also held that medical opinion regarding the age of an accused cannot be brushed …

Bombay High Court grants bail to 17-year-old murder accused being tried as an adult
2 years, 5 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 …

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 …

Bombay High Court Orders Inquiry Into Father's Allegations That Police Prosecuted His Minor Son For Murder As Adult On Failure To Offer Bribe
2 years, 6 months ago

Bombay High Court Orders Inquiry Into Father's Allegations That Police Prosecuted His Minor Son For Murder As Adult On Failure To Offer Bribe

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has ordered an inquiry to be conducted into a father's allegations that his son was being wrongfully treated as an adult in a murder case despite being a juvenile. The court directed the Additional Commissioner of Police, North Region, Mumbai, to conduct an inquiry into the allegations made by the father against the Police Inspector investigating …

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 …

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 …

Juvenile Apprehending Arrest May 'Suo Moto' Appear Before JJ Board To Seek Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Juvenile Apprehending Arrest May 'Suo Moto' Appear Before JJ Board To Seek Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court while dealing with a case involving juvenile in conflict with law who allegedly committed offences punishable under Sections 379-B, 427, 511 of the IPC, held that if the juvenile in conflict with law suo motu makes appearance before Juvenile Justice Board concerned in respect of the petition offences, thereupon the said appearance would be …

Identity Of Juvenile Is Not To Be Disclosed: Allahabad High Court Reminds Its Registry
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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 …

Juvenile Justice Act- Delhi High Court Issues TimeLine For Completing 'Age Determination' Of 'Juveniles In Conflict With Law'
3 years, 4 months ago

Juvenile Justice Act- Delhi High Court Issues TimeLine For Completing 'Age Determination' Of 'Juveniles In Conflict With Law'

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued directions for streamlining the process of inquiries relating to juveniles in conflict with law and scrupulous compliance by all authorities. A bench comprising Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Anup J Bhambhani issued the following directions: In all cases pertaining to juveniles in conflict with law, regardless of the nature of offences alleged, upon directions …

Complainant Not Entitled To Hearing In Bails Plea Under Juvenile Justice Act: Rajasthan High Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Complainant Not Entitled To Hearing In Bails Plea Under Juvenile Justice Act: Rajasthan High Court

Live Law  

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled that it is not obligated to provide the complainant with an opportunity of hearing while adjudicating upon a bail application of a juvenile accused under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.Justice Sandeep Mehta observed that a holistic reading of the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act indicate that the legislation does not direct the Courts. …

How Many More Nirbhayas’ Sacrifice Would Be Required To Shake The Conscious Of Country’s Lawmakers: Madhya Pradesh High Court
3 years, 9 months ago

How Many More Nirbhayas’ Sacrifice Would Be Required To Shake The Conscious Of Country’s Lawmakers: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied Bail to a 15-year-old juvenile who has been accused of committing rape of a minor girl aged around 10-11 years old whereby she was left bleeding for a prolonged period of time.The Bench of Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed that an offence of rape, being carnal in nature, cannot be committed unless a person has …

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 …

Delay In Raising Juvenility Claim Is No Ground For Rejection Of Such A Claim: Supreme Court
4 years ago

Delay In Raising Juvenility Claim Is No Ground For Rejection Of Such A Claim: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the delay in raising the claim of juvenility is no ground for rejection of such a claim.Such a claim can be raised at any stage, even after the final disposal of the case, the bench comprising Justices Indira Banerjee and Krishna Murari observed.The court was considering an application filed by one Isha Charan who has …

'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 …

"Accused Was A Juvenile At The Time Of Occurrence": SC Quashes Life Sentence In A Four Decade Old Murder Case [Read Judgment]
4 years, 5 months ago

"Accused Was A Juvenile At The Time Of Occurrence": SC Quashes Life Sentence In A Four Decade Old Murder Case [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has set aside the life imprisonment sentence imposed on a person accused in a 1981 murder case noticing that he was less than 18 years of age on the date of commission of offence. The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna, though upheld the conviction, directed the Juvenile Justice Board to pass orders regarding …

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 …

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 …

SC seeks fresh report from J&K Juvenile Justice Committee on detention of minors
5 years, 4 months ago

SC seeks fresh report from J&K Juvenile Justice Committee on detention of minors

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Juvenile Justice Committee of Jammu and Kashmir High Court to file a fresh report on allegations that minors were being detained illegally by security forces in the union territory. The bench accepted Ganguly's submissions that the juvenile justice panel did not elaborately go into allegations of preventive detention of children, and hence it …

Juvenile Not To Be Tried As An Adult Merely Because The Offence Is Heinous: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
5 years, 8 months ago

Juvenile Not To Be Tried As An Adult Merely Because The Offence Is Heinous: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has set aside the order of Juvenile Justice Board that had directed to try a 'juvenile' accused of murder of a 3 year old girl 'as an adult'.He shall be tried as a juvenile, said Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu while observing that the Board had mechanically relied on the Social Investigation Report and Mental Health Report, …

Child, Who Has Not Committed Heinous Offence, Can’t Be Tried At Children’s Court: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]
6 years, 3 months ago

Child, Who Has Not Committed Heinous Offence, Can’t Be Tried At Children’s Court: Bombay HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently held that a 'child', as is defined under Section 2 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, who has not committed a heinous offence, cannot be tried at a Children's Court.Under Section 19 of the JJ Act, a Children's Court may send a child to a place of safety till he attains the age of 21 …

Bombay HC Quashes Order Sentencing Accused To 20 Yrs For Raping Minor Girl As Accused Was Juvenile At The Time Of Incident [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Quashes Order Sentencing Accused To 20 Yrs For Raping Minor Girl As Accused Was Juvenile At The Time Of Incident [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently quashed and set aside a judgment and order of a Special POCSO Judge convicting a man accused of raping a minor girl suffering from mental retardation. Thus, the high court ordered the Special POCSO Judge to conduct an inquiry contemplated under Section 7a of the POCSO Act regarding the accused’s age. Judgment Justice Badar referred …

Two-Decade-Old Crime: Conviction Not To Be Interfered With Merely Because Accused Were Juveniles On The Date Of Commission Of Alleged Crime: SC [Read Order]
6 years, 11 months ago

Two-Decade-Old Crime: Conviction Not To Be Interfered With Merely Because Accused Were Juveniles On The Date Of Commission Of Alleged Crime: SC [Read Order]

Live Law  

Upholding the conviction of two accused who raised their plea of juvenility before the Supreme Court for the first time, the apex court has said the validity of the conviction in respect of the incident which occurred almost two decades back ought to be decided in appeals and the entire of the proceedings including the punishment/sentence awarded should not be …

Despite Inconsistencies In Statements By Minor Rape Victim, SC Upholds Conviction; But Reduces Sentence [Read Order]
7 years, 4 months ago

Despite Inconsistencies In Statements By Minor Rape Victim, SC Upholds Conviction; But Reduces Sentence [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of raping a minor, even though it found that there were inconsistencies in the statements given by the prosecuterix.The appellant in this case was one of three accused involved in rape of a minor girl in Bihar whose conviction was upheld by the Patna High Court, by dismisssing their …

When Protector Becomes Perpetrator, Victim Has No Option, But To Surrender: Bombay HC Rejects Convicted Step-Father’s Appeal [Read Judgment]
7 years, 4 months ago

When Protector Becomes Perpetrator, Victim Has No Option, But To Surrender: Bombay HC Rejects Convicted Step-Father’s Appeal [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court rejected an appeal filed by a 55-year-old man from Wardha who was convicted of raping his minor step-daughter and was sentenced to life by the trial court.The bench of Justice RK Deshpande and Justice MG Giratkar accepted the findings of the trial court and the appellant’s conviction under Section 5 punishable under …

When Protector Becomes Perpetrator, Victim Has No Option, But To Surrender: Bombay HC Rejects Convicted Step-Father’s Appeal [Read Judgment]
7 years, 4 months ago

When Protector Becomes Perpetrator, Victim Has No Option, But To Surrender: Bombay HC Rejects Convicted Step-Father’s Appeal [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court rejected an appeal filed by a 55-year-old man from Wardha who was convicted of raping his minor step-daughter and was sentenced to life by the trial court.The bench of Justice RK Deshpande and Justice MG Giratkar accepted the findings of the trial court and the appellant’s conviction under Section 5 punishable under …

Trial Of Offences Against Children And Violation Of Child Rights-Thresiamma Varkey’s Case Creates A Catch-22 Situation
7 years, 7 months ago

Trial Of Offences Against Children And Violation Of Child Rights-Thresiamma Varkey’s Case Creates A Catch-22 Situation

Live Law  

This is a short write up on Thresiamma Varkey vs. State of Kerala, wherein a Single Bench of the High Court of Kerala issued directions to the subordinate courts in the matter of trial of offences before the Children’s Court. In the above decision, apart from the decision on the issue, the Court also formulated some directions to the subordinate …

Trial Of Offences Against Children And Violation Of Child Rights-Thresiamma Varkey’s Case Creates A Catch-22 Situation
7 years, 7 months ago

Trial Of Offences Against Children And Violation Of Child Rights-Thresiamma Varkey’s Case Creates A Catch-22 Situation

Live Law  

This is a short write up on Thresiamma Varkey vs. State of Kerala, wherein a Single Bench of the High Court of Kerala issued directions to the subordinate courts in the matter of trial of offences before the Children’s Court. In the above decision, apart from the decision on the issue, the Court also formulated some directions to the subordinate …

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Judicial Academy To Educate Judges On Juvenile Law [Read Judgment]
8 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Judicial Academy To Educate Judges On Juvenile Law [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

"The Registry is directed to send a copy of this order to the Director, Delhi Judicial Academy for designing a refresher course on juvenile justice and compiling the material for it. This design shall be sent to every District Judge, who if possible, would organise and implement the training at the District Court Complexes for expediency and to save the …

Claim Of Juvenility Can Be Raised Even After Case Disposal: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]
8 years, 6 months ago

Claim Of Juvenility Can Be Raised Even After Case Disposal: Allahabad HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court in Sher Singh @ Sheru vs. State of UP dealt with the issue of claim of juvenility raised by the accused when proceedings were underway.The Bench comprising Justice VK Shukla, Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bharat Bhushan decided that the right of an accused to raise the issue of juvenility cannot be denied by dismissing the …

SC sets aside life imprisonment imposed on a murder convict holding him ‘juvenile as on the day of occurrence’ [Read Judgment]
8 years, 8 months ago

SC sets aside life imprisonment imposed on a murder convict holding him ‘juvenile as on the day of occurrence’ [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in Dilshad vs. State of U.P has set aside the punishment of life imprisonment imposed on a person convicted for murder, by holding him to be juvenile in terms of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, as on the day of occurrence.Apex Court Division Bench comprising of Justices V. Gopala Gowda and U.U. The Supreme Court in Dilshad …

SC sets aside life imprisonment imposed on a murder convict holding him ‘juvenile as on the day of occurrence’ [Read Judgment]
8 years, 8 months ago

SC sets aside life imprisonment imposed on a murder convict holding him ‘juvenile as on the day of occurrence’ [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court in Dilshad vs. State of U.P has set aside the punishment of life imprisonment imposed on a person convicted for murder, by holding him to be juvenile in terms of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, as on the day of occurrence.Apex Court Division Bench comprising of Justices V. Gopala Gowda and U.U. The Supreme Court in Dilshad …

‘I appreciate Juvenile Justice Board’s decision’
8 years, 9 months ago

‘I appreciate Juvenile Justice Board’s decision’

The Hindu  

The juvenile accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case, which led to the death of a 33-year-old business consultant on April 4, will be tried as an adult. The Juvenile Justice Board on Saturday transferred the case to a Sessions Court for the juvenile to be tried as an adult accused. If such an unfortunate incident happens tomorrow, I hope people …

Hit and Run case: Minor to be tried as adult by applying new Juvenile Justice Act
8 years, 9 months ago

Hit and Run case: Minor to be tried as adult by applying new Juvenile Justice Act

Live Law  

Terming a hit and run case which killed a marketing executive as “heinous”, the Juvenile Justice Board at New Delhi has held that a teenaged boy who is allegedly involved in the case, should to be tried as an Adult in a Trial Court, by applying the new Juvenile Justice Act.According to the newly introduced provisions of Juvenile Justice Act, …

SC refuses to entertain plea against new Juvenile Justice Act
9 years, 1 month ago

SC refuses to entertain plea against new Juvenile Justice Act

Live Law  

Supreme Court today refused to entertain a PIL which challenged the validity of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 saying it cannot be a subject matter of a public interest litigation and can only be admitted if an aggrieved comes before the court.Salman Khurshid, the senior lawyer who appeared for activist Tahseen Poonawalla argued that the court must look into. Supreme …

Supreme Court to hear the Challenge against new Juvenile Justice Act Tomorrow
9 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court to hear the Challenge against new Juvenile Justice Act Tomorrow

Live Law  

A writ Petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 is coming up for admission Tomorrow before the Chief Justice’s Bench.In the PIL filed by Congress leader and Activist Tahseen Poonawalla it is submitted that the new Act seeks to repeal and replace the existing Juvenile Justice Act,. A writ Petition filed in the Supreme Court …

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