Delhi records highest suicides in India, most victims married; Bengaluru second highest: Crime dataDelhi reported the highest number of suicides in 2024 with 2,905 cases, though this marks a decline from previous years. Family-related iss...
08 May, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam WashingtonOver 2,500 National Guard troops remain in Washington D.C. eight months after a crime emergency declaration, patrolling streets and tourist...
20 Apr, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
Why negligent parents have bigger responsibility in juvenile crimesWhile the juvenile involved in the Porsche crash in Pune must undoubtedly face the consequences for his actions, the primary burden of resp...
07 Jun, 2024, 01.38 PM IST
Set up special juvenile police unit in each district: MHA to statesThe move follows the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' appeal to improve efficiency and accountability in matters related...
13 Nov, 2022, 11.30 PM IST
Why criminal act is not the same as criminal liabilityIn common law, criminal liability is tested by actus reus (guilty act) and mens are (guilty mind). This means that a criminal act alone doe...
20 Nov, 2017, 11.57 AM IST
47% rise in juvenile crimes between 2010 and 2014: GovernmentAccording to government, 2010 had seen 22,740 case of juvenile crimes while the number of such cases rose successively over the years and i...
25 Feb, 2016, 05.04 PM IST
'Juvenile' walked free, others in his footsteps won'tThe juvenile convict's release on December 20 perhaps galvanised lawmakers into giving their assent to the Juvenile Justice Bill two days l...
31 Dec, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
Rajya Sabha takes up Juvenile Bill against the backdrop of 2012 Delhi gangrapeWomen and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today said the legislation is "compassionate" and comprehensive in nature.
22 Dec, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal's view to try 15-yr-olds as adults mindless: ExpertsDelhi government's proposal to try juveniles of 15 to 18 years as adults for heinous crimes has got a thumbs down from legal experts and ri...
27 Oct, 2015, 05.45 PM IST
Crimes by juveniles saw slight increase in 2014; repeat offences go downAccording to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the number of juveniles in conflict with the law increased from 31,725 in ...
22 Aug, 2015, 10.51 AM IST
Parliamentary Panel rejects move to try juveniles as adultsThe ministry also told that according to the amendments, the JJB is expected to conduct a preliminary enquiry within one month
26 Feb, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Proposed amendment to juvenile law draws bouquet, brickbatsUnder the proposed amendment in the Juvenile Justice Act, juveniles above 16 years could be treated at par with adults if involved in heino...
24 Aug, 2014, 01.25 PM IST
A shocking 132 per cent increase in cases of attack on women by juvenilesMinister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi had favoured treating juveniles accused of heinous crimes like rape on par with adul...
18 Aug, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
Punishment alone is no answer to juvenile crimeThe best way forward is to build in caveats that still offer juveniles some protection: like one in the Bill that stipulates that such offe...
09 Aug, 2014, 12.59 PM IST
Cabinet readies to treat 16+ in heinous crimes as adultsCases including the Nirbhaya gang-rape, Mumbai’s Shakti Mills case and even the Guwahati rape case stood out for involvement of minors in t...
02 Dec, 2013, 06.33 AM IST
Lower male juvenile’s age to 16 yrs: PanelA parliamentary panel has recommended reduction in the age of a male juvenile from 18 to 16 years after observing that there had been a 10....
09 May, 2013, 05.14 AM IST
Delhi Gang Rape: Minors could face death penalty if law amendedJolted by the extreme cruelty unleashed on Nirbhaya by the only juvenile among the six accused in the Delhi gang-rape case, the government ...
31 Dec, 2012, 08.17 AM IST