Thirteen individuals have been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for espionage linked to sensitive locations. The Ghaz...

The commission took cognizance of the issue under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, after considering media reports p...

Wife accused husband of not providing basic needs and maintenance for their 16-year-old son while he was working abroad. She had initially ...

The appeal involves the juvenile's detention in an observation home, lenient bail conditions, tampering with blood samples, and the involve...

While the juvenile involved in the Porsche crash in Pune must undoubtedly face the consequences for his actions, the primary burden of resp...

The bill seeks to amend the Juvenile Justice Act to empower district magistrates to issue orders for adoption.

In common law, criminal liability is tested by actus reus (guilty act) and mens are (guilty mind). This means that a criminal act alone doe...

Talking about the situation across the world, Satyarthi exhorted nations to take collective responsibility in order to end child labour and...

The case was highlighted as the accused teenager who was short of 18 years, had allegedly drove his father's Mercedes over 32-year-old Sidd...

A parliamentary committee today rejected the government's proposal to try as adults juveniles between 16 and 18 years involved in heinous c...

Under the proposed amendment in the Juvenile Justice Act, juveniles above 16 years could be treated at par with adults if involved in heino...

However, according to the Bill, in no case the juvenile involved in a heinous crime will be sentenced to death or life imprisonment.

The Women and Child Development Ministry today sent the final draft of a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Childre...

SC has sought the govt’s views on a plea by Nirbhaya’s parents to permit courts in certain cases to examine the mental maturity of a juveni...

On January 4, a suggestion was made regarding lowering of age of juveniles from 18 years to 16 in the wake of the Delhi gangrape case.

The counsel, appearing for the petitioners, submitted that the constitutional validity of the definition of juvenile is in conflict with th...

A Bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra agreed to examine the plea which assumes significance as a juvenile is an accused in ...