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 …
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 …
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 …
The apex court bench, headed by Justice R Banumathi, said the Delhi High Court “rightly rejected” Gupta’s claim of being a juvenile at the time of the offence. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the juvenility plea of 2012 gangrape convict Pawan Kumar Gupta. Advocate AP Singh, appearing for the death row convict Pawan Kumar Gupta, earlier accused the State …
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