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JUVENILE JUSTICE LAW
Bill to amend juvenile justice law introduced in Lok SabhaAccording to amendments cleared by the Cabinet last month, before becoming a member of the child welfare committee, background and educatio...
Cabinet nod to juvenile justice law amendmentsThe Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, increasing the role ...
Plea filed in Supreme Court against new central law on juvenileThe Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, cleared in the winter session of Parliament, repeals and recasts the old ...
President Pranab Mukherjee gives nod to trial of juveniles as adults for serious crimesThe Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, got Mukherjee's nod recently, official sources said here today.
December 16 gangrape: NGO says juvenile convict deserves 2nd chanceNGO working for the protection of men's rights in the country today said the juvenile convict in the 2012 Delhi gangrape case deserves a se...
Black day for women of country: Swati Maliwal on SC plea dismissalMaliwal termed it a "black day" for women after the SC dismissed her last-minute plea against the release of juvenile convict in December 1...
December 16 gang rape case: SC rejects plea against release of juvenileThe SC on Monday dismissed the plea by Delhi Commission for Women opposing the release of juvenile accused in the December 16 gangrape case.
Activists divided on release of juvenile convict in the December 16 gang rape case"I think the boy should be given another chance to live," Kavita Krishnan, secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA), ...
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...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's proposal on juvenile age impractical: ExpertsDelhi government would need WCD ministry’s nod to bring down juveniles’ age limit to 15 and the latter is in no mood to relent.
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 ...
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...
- Delhi Gangrape case: SC notice to Centre on plea of victim's father
SC also sought the records including the statement of the victim that implicated the juvenile offender in the case.
Nirbhaya’s parents move Supreme Court seeking criminal trial for juvenileNirbhaya parents moved the SC challenging the Juvenile Justice Board trial for the 17-year-old accused and demanded fresh trial by a crimin...
- Consensus needed on Juvenile Justice system: President
President Pranab Mukherjee today said the country urgently needed to arrive at a consensus on the justice system for minors.
- No plan to reduce age of juveniles: Govt
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.
Tougher penalty for heinous crimes by juveniles? SC agrees to examineThe development in the SC coincided with a promise from the government that it would look into the demand for lowering the age for who qual...