'Black Day' observed in UP against juvenile offender's releaseThe protest programme was organised by the daughter-in-law of Samajwadi supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in Gomti Nagar area.
24 Dec, 2015, 07.47 PM IST
Government lists Juvenile Bill in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, hopes for its passageThe bill, however, will have no effect on the juvenile offender as it will not have retrospective effect like most laws.
22 Dec, 2015, 12.46 AM IST
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...
21 Dec, 2015, 12.57 PM IST
Nirbhaya case: DCW chief Swati Maliwal hopes juvenile offender is not released todayDCW chief Swati Maliwal hoped that the juvenile offender in the December 16 gangrape case will not walk free today as scheduled as her plea...
20 Dec, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
Juveniles as young as 10 to be on sex offenders registry?Child sex offenders, irrespective of age, could be part of a national database on sex offenders soon.
20 Dec, 2015, 11.11 AM IST
Centre had opposed juvenile convict's release: RijijuCentre said it had opposed his release but the Delhi High Court has ordered him to be freed. Kiren Rijiju also put the onus on Delhi govern...
19 Dec, 2015, 07.21 PM IST
30% rise in number of juvenile offenders from 2012 to 2014Number of juvenile offenders in the country has seen a rise from 36,822 in 2012 to 48,230 last year, Rajya Sabha was informed today.
17 Dec, 2015, 04.54 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
SC dismisses pleas on fresh interpretation of term 'juvenile'The petition had referred to the trial court verdict by which four adult accused were convicted and sentenced to death and sought similar t...
28 Mar, 2014, 03.25 PM IST
December16 gang-rape case: Centre says juvenile cannot be tried twiceThe Centre told the SC that the law did not allow the juvenile to be tried twice for the same offence as sought by the parents of victims.
06 Jan, 2014, 05.58 PM IST
SC notice to centre over Juvenile Justice ActSC 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...
03 Dec, 2013, 04.08 AM IST
Gangrape case: SC seeks Centre's reply on laws on juvenilitySC sought the Centre's stand on criminal courts' power to decide 'juvenility' of an offender, who are between the age of 16 to 18 years, in...
02 Dec, 2013, 06.48 PM IST
- 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.
02 Dec, 2013, 02.05 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
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...
30 Nov, 2013, 03.48 PM IST
Now, ministry wants to lower juvenile ageCabinet unlikely to endorse women & child welfare ministry proposal as it runs against UN convention India has signed.
29 Nov, 2013, 04.04 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