Juvenile Justice Act 'Inadequate', Gives 'Free Hand' to Delinquents to Commit Heinous Offences: HC; Raps Lawmakers
3 years, 6 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 gives a free hand to the delinquents under the age of 16 years to commit heinous offences. As the age of a child is still kept below 16 years in heinous offences under section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, giving a free hand to the delinquents under the age of 16 years to commit heinous offences, the court said. In such circumstances, in the considered opinion of this court, if the petitioner is again left to the care of his parents, considering their earlier negligence to harness him, it cannot be said that the girls of tender age around him would be safe and secure, especially when he is enjoying the protection of Juvenile Justice Act.

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Court sentences man to 20 years jail for raping minor in 2016
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Court sentences man to 20 years jail for raping minor in 2016

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The "rape of a child is atrocious", observed a Delhi court while sentencing a 28-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment of 20 years for raping an eight-year-old girl in 2016. Court sentences man to 20 years jail for raping minor in 2016 Additional Sessions Judge Babita Puniya was hearing the arguments on sentencing against the man, who was convicted …

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

No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya, juvenile accused being treated ‘too leniently’: Madhya Pradesh HC
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

'Age-Old Principle "Where Women Are Respected, Gods Live There" Would Recede To Background' : Supreme Court Cancels Bail To Gang-Rape Accused
1 year, 4 months ago

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

Live Law  

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

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape
1 year, 8 months ago

Bharatpur: Man gets 20 years imprisonment for minor girl’s rape

Hindustan Times  

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences court on Saturday convicted a 57-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigourous imprisonment and a penalty of ₹50,000 for raping a 13-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur in 2021, people familiar with the matter said. According to the officials close to developments, Dayaram Jatav, a native of a village under Nagar …

20 years in jail, no remission for father who raped child: Supreme Court
1 year, 8 months ago

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

Hindustan Times  

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

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry
1 year, 8 months ago

MP High Court Urges Law Commission To Suggest Amendments To POCSO Act Permitting Correctional Measures Instead Of Jail Term If Victim & Accused Marry

Live Law  

While deciding a bail application of an accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court went on to request the Law Commission of India to suggest suitable amendments to the Act making it possible for the Special POCSO Judges to impose correctional methods on convicts, rather than sentences of imprisonment, especially when the …

Rape Takes Away Victim's Sense Of Self-Worth, Lingers Across Lifetime: Kerala Court Sentences 26-Yr Old To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment
1 year, 9 months ago

Rape Takes Away Victim's Sense Of Self-Worth, Lingers Across Lifetime: Kerala Court Sentences 26-Yr Old To 20 Yrs Rigorous Imprisonment

Live Law  

A Kerala Court has sentenced a 26 year old man to undergo 20 years rigorous imprisonment for committing rape and impregnating a 17 year old minor. It also imposed a fine of Rs.86,000/-.The Fast Track Special Court, Thiruvananthapuram Judge Aaj Sudarsan passed the order, stating no other situation could be more ‘emotionally charged’ than a rape victim becoming pregnant. He …

'Rape victim minor but capable of understanding consequences of her act': Bombay HC grants bail to accused
2 years, 1 month ago

'Rape victim minor but capable of understanding consequences of her act': Bombay HC grants bail to accused

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has granted bail to a 21-year-old man who was accused of raping a 15-year-old girl last year in Mumbai. CASE BACKGROUND A case under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act was lodged against the accused on April 29, 2021 by the victim's mother. READ | Bombay HC …

Lenient law lets juveniles commit crimes, says Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month 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 …

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

Kerala: 27-year-old man gets cumulative 46-year jail term for raping minor
2 years, 5 months ago

Kerala: 27-year-old man gets cumulative 46-year jail term for raping minor

Firstpost  

The incident happened in 2019 when the man broke into the girl’s home in Kongad town at night, took her to a field near her house, and committed the offence Palakkad: A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a 27-year-old man to a cumulative 46 years imprisonment for raping a girl three years ago Palakkad. The incident happened in 2019 when …

'Consent Was Immaterial': Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction Of Man For Raping Girl Aged Below 16 Yrs
2 years, 11 months ago

'Consent Was Immaterial': Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction Of Man For Raping Girl Aged Below 16 Yrs

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday upheld the conviction of a man for the offence of rape after observing that the consent of the minor victim is immaterial as she was below 16 years of age at the time of the alleged incident. In this case, I find the direct evidence of the father of the victim, PW1, regarding her …

"Not A Child But A Neo-Adult': Delhi Court Grants Bail To 19 Year Old Murder Accused
3 years, 5 months ago

"Not A Child But A Neo-Adult': Delhi Court Grants Bail To 19 Year Old Murder Accused

Live Law  

A Delhi court granted bail to a 19-year-old accused of murder charges by opining that the accused may be an adult in the eyes of law, however, his mental age might not be in consonance with the legislated age of maturity. Additional Sessions Judge Vishal Gogne of the Dwarka District Courts observed, "The applicant, 19 years in age, is not …

Minor's consent a grey area: Bombay HC suspends prison term of 19-year-old convicted of raping cousin
3 years, 11 months ago

Minor's consent a grey area: Bombay HC suspends prison term of 19-year-old convicted of raping cousin

India Today  

Bombay High Court has suspended the order of 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment to a 19-year-old boy who was convicted of raping his minor cousin living with him. The court observed that a minor's consent is a legal grey area. After going through all the evidence, Justice Shinde said, "I am also conscious of the fact that consensual sex between minors …

Bihar youth gets 20 years jail term for raping minor
3 years, 11 months ago

Bihar youth gets 20 years jail term for raping minor

Hindustan Times  

A special Pocso court cum sixth additional district and session court in Bihar’s Ara city on Thursday awarded 20 years rigorous imprisonment to a youth for raping an eight year old minor girl in April 2019, said a law officer. Both the survivor and the convict are residents of a village situated under Hasan Bazar out post police station, said …

Almost 4 Decades On, 55-year-old to be Punished by Juvenile Court for 1981 Murder
4 years, 3 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 …

14-yr-old boy held for raping minor in UP
5 years, 1 month ago

14-yr-old boy held for raping minor in UP

India TV News  

A 14-year-old boy has been held for allegedly raping a minor girl aged six in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur district. The girl was sent for medical examination and the report has confirmed that she was sexually assaulted by the accused. Another senior police official said: "The accused used to watch pornographic content on his phone which possibly led to him committing …

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

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