Preliminary Assessment Of Mental & Physical Capacity Of Juvenile To Commit Heinous Offence Must Be Concluded Expeditiously: Delhi High Court
1 year, 7 months ago

Preliminary Assessment Of Mental & Physical Capacity Of Juvenile To Commit Heinous Offence Must Be Concluded Expeditiously: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ruled that every preliminary assessment under section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act in relation to heinous offences committed by a juvenile must be initiated and concluded expeditiously in terms of section 14 of the Act. The court added: “…every preliminary assessment under Section 15 of JJ Act in relation to heinous offences must be initiated and concluded expeditiously as per terms of Section 14, and as per requirements as mentioned in the JJ Act and the Rules.” 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 offence and the ability to understand its consequences along with the circumstances under which allegedly the offence was committed. “Thus, in view of the aforesaid discussion, this Court reaches a conclusion that the time period prescribed under Section 14 for the completion of preliminary assessment in relation to heinous offences cannot be held to be mandatory in nature, in a hyper-technical manner, so as to disregard and negate the decision arrived at by the JJ Board after the expiry of prescribed time period in every case,” the court said. It added that absence of a provision that specifies a maximum time frame for concluding the preliminary assessment or the lapse of proceedings due to failure to complete it within the designated period should not be interpreted as allowing an “unreasonable prolongation of the preliminary assessment of a juvenile.” “Whether the delay in conclusion of preliminary assessment by the JJ Board is reasonable or not, or whether the same has caused any prejudice to the juvenile, or whether such a delay defeats the aim and object of the legislation so as to vitiate the entire trial, or whether permission for extension of time to conclude preliminary assessment is obtained from the Court concerned, will have to be examined by the Courts in the given set of facts and circumstances of a case,” the court said.

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

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

Live Law  

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

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 …

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 …

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

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

Live Law  

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

Establish Three Proposed Juvenile Justice Boards Within Two Years: High Court To Delhi Govt
1 year, 8 months ago

Establish Three Proposed Juvenile Justice Boards Within Two Years: High Court To Delhi Govt

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to establish the three Juvenile Justice Boards proposed by it in the national capital within a period of two years.Taking note of a recent status report filed by the city government in a suo moto case, a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that …

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

The Hindu  

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

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

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

Firstpost  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

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

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

Live Law  

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

Preliminary Assessment To Try Juvenile As Adult - JJB Should Mandatorily Take Assistance Of Psychologist/Psycho-Social Workers : Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Preliminary Assessment To Try Juvenile As Adult - JJB Should Mandatorily Take Assistance Of Psychologist/Psycho-Social Workers : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held that when the Juvenile Justice Board does not comprise a practicing professional with a degree in child psychology or child psychiatry, it would be obligated to take assistance of experienced psychologists or psychosocial workers or other experts under proviso to Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. Thus, in respect to proviso to Section …

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi High Court Orders Production Of Juvenile Accused Before Juvenile Justice Board
2 years, 11 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi High Court Orders Production Of Juvenile Accused Before Juvenile Justice Board

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday ordered the production before a juvenile justice board, of an accused claiming to be a juvenile aged 16 years, arrested in connection with the clashes that broke out last week in city's Jahangirpuri area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.The juvenile accused was sent to one day police custody remand here by a Duty Magistrate …

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 …

Delhi High Court Stays Action Against Police Officials For Filing Two Distinct Chargesheets In Minor Rape Case
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi High Court Stays Action Against Police Officials For Filing Two Distinct Chargesheets In Minor Rape Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday stayed a trial court order directing legal action against an Investigating Officer and SHO for filing two distinct chargesheets in a minor rape case. Justice Anu Malhotra, who sought status report from the Delhi Police, stayed the operation of the order dated 24th November 2021 wherein the Sessions Court had observed that the action …

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

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

News 18  

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

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 …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

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 …

'I was a juvenile back then': Nirbhaya convict Pawan moves SC over dismissal of claim
5 years, 2 months ago

'I was a juvenile back then': Nirbhaya convict Pawan moves SC over dismissal of claim

India TV News  

One of the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case moved the Supreme Court Friday challenging the Delhi High Court's order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile at the time of commission of offence in December 2012. A Delhi court Friday issued fresh death warrants for February 1 against the four convicts -- four convicts …

Delhi HC dismisses Nirbhaya rapist's 'juvenile' plea, advocate fined
5 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses Nirbhaya rapist's 'juvenile' plea, advocate fined

Op India  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed plea of one of the four convicts, Pawan Kumar Gupta, who had moved to the Delhi High Court yesterday, claiming that he was juvenile at the time of the offence in December 2012 and should be treated under the Juvenile Justice Act. Justice Suresh Kumar Kait also imposed a penalty of Rs 25K …

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, 2 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 …

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, 5 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 …

Delhi hit-and-run: Minor challenges juvenile board's decision to try him as an adult
8 years, 9 months ago

Delhi hit-and-run: Minor challenges juvenile board's decision to try him as an adult

Firstpost  

The juvenile turned 18 just four days after the Mercedes he was driving mowed down Siddharth Sharma in Civil Lines in north Delhi on the evening of 4 April. New Delhi: A minor accused in a hit-and-run case which killed a business consultant on Thursday challenged a Juvenile Justice Board order that he will be tried as an adult. In …

Delhi Mercedes hit-and-run case renews debate on juveniles tried as adults
8 years, 9 months ago

Delhi Mercedes hit-and-run case renews debate on juveniles tried as adults

Firstpost  

Delhi Mercedes hit-and-run case once again ignited the demand of the juveniles committing such ‘crimes’, to be tried as adults. Reportedly, Delhi police asked the JJB to consider the offence committed by the juvenile as ‘heinous’ hence to be tried as an adult. On Saturday juvenile justice board while allowing the Delhi Police application to forward the case to a …

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, …

Juvenile in Delhi Mercedes hit-and-run case to be tried as adult
8 years, 9 months ago

Juvenile in Delhi Mercedes hit-and-run case to be tried as adult

The Hindu  

The juvenile in the Mercedes hit-and-run case in Delhi on April 4, 2016 will be tried as an adult accused by a sessions court, the Juvenile Justice Board held on Saturday. Allowing the Delhi Police to forward his case to a regular court, the Board said that he would be tried as an adult accused in the case. Reacting to …

Draft rules of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 released, child-friendly procedures for police prescribed
8 years, 9 months ago

Draft rules of Juvenile Justice Act 2015 released, child-friendly procedures for police prescribed

Firstpost  

No child between 16 and 18 years of age in conflict with law will be handcuffed or sent to jail, according to the draft rules of Juvenile Justice Act 2015. New Delhi: No child between 16 and 18 years of age in conflict with law will be handcuffed or sent to jail or lock-up, according to the draft rules of …

SC refuses to entertain plea against new Juvenile Justice Act
9 years 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 …

Petition filed in SC against new central law on juvenile
9 years, 1 month ago

Petition filed in SC against new central law on juvenile

India TV News  

Petition filed in SC against new central law on juvenile New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile law that allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and above to be tried as New Delhi: A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity …

Delhi gang rape: Juvenile convict sent to undisclosed location
9 years, 3 months ago

Delhi gang rape: Juvenile convict sent to undisclosed location

The Hindu  

The Delhi government has shifted the juvenile convict in the December 16 Nirbhaya gang-rape case to an undisclosed location, even as the police detained the victim’s parents for protesting against his possible release on Sunday. It is believed the government has begun the process to ensure the convict’s release even as the Delhi High Court heard a plea by senior …

December 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC reserves order on Swamy's plea against juvenile convict's release
9 years, 3 months ago

December 16 gang-rape: Delhi HC reserves order on Swamy's plea against juvenile convict's release

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order on BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea against the release of the "unreformed" juvenile convict in the December 16, 2012, gang-rape. A division bench of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath was told by the Additional Solicitor General Sanjay Jain, appearing for central government, that several mandatory requirements …

Delhi HC dismisses challenge against age-determination procedure under Juvenile Justice Rules [Read Judgment]
9 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses challenge against age-determination procedure under Juvenile Justice Rules [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Despite the slight variation in the preference to be given to the evidence that is required to be produced for determination of age between the Model Rules and the State Rules, the JJBs in Delhi are required to follow the procedure prescribed in the State Rules only, the Court clarified dismissing the challenge against age determination procedure in Juvenile Justice …

Delhi HC dismisses challenge against age-determination procedure under Juvenile Justice Rules [Read Judgment]
9 years, 4 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses challenge against age-determination procedure under Juvenile Justice Rules [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Despite the slight variation in the preference to be given to the evidence that is required to be produced for determination of age between the Model Rules and the State Rules, the JJBs in Delhi are required to follow the procedure prescribed in the State Rules only, the Court clarified dismissing the challenge against age determination procedure in Juvenile Justice …

Changes in juvenile law
9 years, 11 months ago

Changes in juvenile law

The Hindu  

The proposed amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act that would allow juveniles between 16 and 18 years to be considered adults in cases of heinous crime is a well-thought-out step. The step of >pre-assessment sieving by the Juvenile Justice Board to determine whether a juvenile is to be treated as a ‘child’ or an ‘adult’ is a pragmatic safeguard. Ayyasseri …

Juvenile's stay in special home needed for moral values: Delhi Court
10 years ago

Juvenile's stay in special home needed for moral values: Delhi Court

Firstpost  

Upholding the two-year sentence of a juvenile for stabbing a man, a Delhi court has said that the minor needs to be kept at a special home and away from vitiated atmosphere to impart good morals and psychological counselling. New Delhi: Upholding the two-year sentence of a juvenile for stabbing a man, a Delhi court has said that the minor …

Not in favour of reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 yrs: Government
10 years, 3 months ago

Not in favour of reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 yrs: Government

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government today made it clear that it is not in favour of reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 years but is proposing changes in processes related to treatment of heinous offences committed by those in 16 to 18 age group. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said that …

Delhi: 15-year-old involved in 8 cases of rape taken into custody
10 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: 15-year-old involved in 8 cases of rape taken into custody

Firstpost  

In a shocking case in Delhi, a 15-year-old boy allegedly involved in eight case of sexual assault has been arrested by the Delhi Police. In a shocking case in Delhi, a 15-year-old boy allegedly involved in eight cases of sexual assault has been arrested by the Delhi Police and sent to a remand home. The seven-year-old girl’s father told the …

Union Cabinet clears amendments to Juvenile Justice Act
10 years, 7 months ago

Union Cabinet clears amendments to Juvenile Justice Act

Firstpost  

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved an amendment to the Juvenile Justice act, which will empower the Juvenile Justice Board to decide on whether a juvenile above 16 years involved in heinous crimes such as rape is to be sent to a observation home or tried in a regular court. New Delhi: A proposal which will empower the Juvenile Justice …

Cabinet approves amendments to Juvenile Justice Act
10 years, 7 months ago

Cabinet approves amendments to Juvenile Justice Act

India TV News  

New Delhi:The union cabinet Wednesday gave its nod to amend the Juvenile Justice Act that will pave the way for 16/18-year-olds to be treated as adults when involved in heinous crimes. The decision was taken at a meeting of the cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, informed sources said.The amended bill will now be sent to parliament for approval.The …

Delhi gang-rape case: Apex Court stays death sentence of two convicts
10 years, 8 months ago

Delhi gang-rape case: Apex Court stays death sentence of two convicts

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice N.V. Ramana today stayed the execution of death sentence of Akshay and Vinay Sharma, two of the four convicted in the December 16 gang-rape and murder incident, as it extended its March 15 order blocking execution of the death sentence of the two other convicts - Mukesh and …

Delhi gang-rape case: Apex Court stays death sentence of two convicts
10 years, 8 months ago

Delhi gang-rape case: Apex Court stays death sentence of two convicts

Live Law  

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai and Justice N.V. Ramana today stayed the execution of death sentence of Akshay and Vinay Sharma, two of the four convicted in the December 16 gang-rape and murder incident, as it extended its March 15 order blocking execution of the death sentence of the two other convicts - Mukesh and …

SC dismisses pleas seeking fresh interpretation of term 'juvenile'
10 years, 11 months ago

SC dismisses pleas seeking fresh interpretation of term 'juvenile'

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas seeking fresh interpretation of the term ‘juvenile’ in the statute and left it to the criminal court, instead of Juvenile Justice Board, to determine the juvenility of an offender in heinous crimes. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed pleas seeking fresh interpretation of the term ‘juvenile’ in the statute and left …

Law does not allow juvenile to be tried twice for the same offence: Centre to Supreme Court
11 years, 2 months ago

Law does not allow juvenile to be tried twice for the same offence: Centre to Supreme Court

Live Law  

A plea filed by the father of the December 16 gang rape victim that the Juvenile Justice Board cannot establish the juvenility of an accused which needs to be ascertained by a criminal court, got an answer, with the Centre informing the Supreme Court that the law did not allow the juvenile, convicted by juvenile board in the December 16 …

Juvenile found guilty in Delhi Gangrape case
11 years, 6 months ago

Juvenile found guilty in Delhi Gangrape case

Live Law  

The Juvenile Justice Board has sentenced the only minor accused in the December 16, 2012 gang rape to a three-year remand in a special home. This decision is the first one in the Delhi gang rape case that led to public outcry and shock.The juvenile was found guilty on accounts of murder, rape, abduction and destruction of evidence. In the …

Teen sentenced to three years in prison for fatal gang rape in India
11 years, 6 months ago

Teen sentenced to three years in prison for fatal gang rape in India

LA Times  

MEERUT, India — A teenager was sentenced Saturday in New Delhi to three years in juvenile detention for taking part in a fatal gang rape, a case that has fueled heated debate in India over the treatment of women and whether minors should be tried as adults in serious cases. “India’s detention centers are a sorry state, nothing constructive happens …

Delhi gangrape: SC allows juvenile board to pass verdict on minor accused
11 years, 7 months ago

Delhi gangrape: SC allows juvenile board to pass verdict on minor accused

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Juvenile Justice Board to deliver its verdict in the December 16 gangrape-cum-murder case involving a minor. The apex court, however, admitted a plea seeking fresh interpretation of the term ‘juvenile’ in the statute on the basis of mental and intellectual maturity of minor offenders instead of the age limit of 18 years while …

Teen pleads not guilty to Delhi gang-rape, murder
12 years ago

Teen pleads not guilty to Delhi gang-rape, murder

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The teenager pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that he took part in the gang-rape and murder of a trainee physiotherapist in New Delhi, a juvenile justice official said. The woman died of internal injuries two weeks later in Singapore in a case that sparked violent protests and turned a global spotlight on the treatment of women …

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