Juvenile Justice Board

Delhi gangrape: Charges framed against minor accused Gangrape and murder charges were on Thursday ordered to be framed by a juvenile justice board against the minor accused of brutally raping along with five adults a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in Delhi on December 16. The girl, who was initially treated at Safdarjung Hospital, was later shifted to a Singapore hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on December 29, 2012. ...  
04:24 PM, Feb 28, 2013

Centre says it won't reduce age of juvenile offenders The Centre has said that it will not reduce the age of juveniles involved in crimes even in the rarest of rare cases. This came amidst outrage over the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape case getting away with lesser punishment. ...  
01:51 PM, Feb 27, 2013

Dikshit backs demand for lowering juveline age limit Amid a demand for lowering the juvenile age limit in the wake of the Delhi gangrape case, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday gave her support, saying the nature of the crime should not be overlooked while deciding on the age issue. "If you match the nature of the crime with the age of the person with being juvenile and non-juvenile, then I think that evaluation could perhaps help in...  
10:39 PM, Feb 03, 2013

Delhi gangrape: Court to frame charges against 5 accused A fast-track court in Delhi will frame charges against the five accused in the brutal Delhi gangrape case on Saturday. A month since the chargesheet was filed, arguments have been concluded both by the prosecution as well as the defence lawyers. ...  
08:07 AM, Feb 02, 2013

'Govt may consider demand for reducing juvenile age limit' Amid clamour for lowering the age ceiling for juveniles, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid seems to favour the existing limit noting one should not react by looking at the issue in isolation but said the government will consider the demand. "We do know that the Verma Commission report that will be considered by the government, has not endorsed that the age be reduced...So if you like the Verma Commission report...  
10:45 PM, Feb 01, 2013

Can't change law for one case: Justice Leila Seth

Member of the JS Verma committee Justice Leila Seth has come out strongly in favour of the existing juvenile justice laws. ...
11:57 PM, Jan 29, 2013

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

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11:24 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Delhi gangrape: Should nature of crime and not age determine punishment?

The Juvenile Justice Board has ruled that the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape case, allegedly the one who most brutally assaulted the braveheart, is a minor. ...
11:08 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Govt may review Juvenile Justice Act: Sources In what may provide a whole new twist to the juvenile debate, sources say that the government is likely to seek legal opinion on lowering the juvenile age. The government may change the Juvenile Justice Act, making exception for rarest of rare cases. ...  
09:30 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Delhi gangrape: Police seeking legal opinion on juvenile ruling Delhi Police is seeking legal opinion on the ruling of the Juvenile Justice Board that the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape case was a juvenile. A decision on whether to go in for an appeal is expected to be taken soon. ...  
09:15 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Want a bone test to decide if 6th accused is juvenile: Braveheart's father The Delhi braveheart's family will challenge the Juvenile Justice Board's decision of declaring the sixth gangrape accused a minor. In an interview to CNN-IBN, the braveheart's father said that the family will challenge it in the higher court. He said the family wants a bone test to decide if the accused is a minor. ...  
03:24 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Juveniles can be reformed: Justice Leila Seth Member of the JS Verma commitee Justice Leila Seth has come out strongly in favour of the existing juvenile justice laws. Speaking to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose, Justice Seth said we must accept the age limit laid down by the law and the key is to focus on reform of the child. She said one can't keep lowering the age and changing law to suit a particular case. ...  
03:10 PM, Jan 29, 2013

Delhi rape: Police likely to seek legal opinion on juvenile's age, trial All options are open to appeal in higher courts against the Juvenile Justice Board's decision that the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape-murder case is a minor, say sources in the Delhi Police. Sources in the police say that the Juvenile Justice Board's order was based on the school certificate of the accused that declares his age is 17 years and six months. ...  
09:48 AM, Jan 29, 2013

Delhi rape: Decision on juvenile reignites debate on penalty for minors The Juvenile Justice Board's decision to declare the sixth accused a minor in the Delhi gangrape-murder case has reignited the debate on whether there is a need to revise the Juvenile Justice Act. Speaking to IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy said that in such cases, there has to be retribution. ...  
07:43 AM, Jan 29, 2013

Should juveniles get away with lighter sentences in rape cases?

The family of Delhi braveheart on Monday termed the Juvenile Justice Board's decision of ruling the sixth accused in the case minor as "unfortunate". ...
11:51 PM, Jan 28, 2013

Will challenge decision on minor's age: Braveheart's family The family of Delhi braveheart on Monday termed the Juvenile Justice Board's decision of ruling the sixth accused in the case minor as "unfortunate" and said that they would challenge it in the court. "The family would consult legal experts and challenge the matter in the relevant court," the brother of the girl said. ...  
10:10 PM, Jan 28, 2013

Delhi gangrape: Police to study court ruling on minor accused Forty-three days after a horrific gangrape shocked India like never before, a Juvenile Justice Board has settled a raging debate, ruling that the sixth accused in the case is a juvenile and hence, cannot be tried and sentenced under criminal law. ...  
09:55 PM, Jan 28, 2013

News 360: 6th accused in Delhi gangrape case is minor, rules court

The Juvenile Justice Board, which has ruled on the basis of the accused's school records, said there was no doubt he was a juvenile. ...
09:37 PM, Jan 28, 2013

Delhi gangrape: Sixth accused is a juvenile, rules court In a major setback to the prosecution in the Delhi gangrape case, the Juvenile Justice Board has declared that the sixth accused is a minor. The board, which based its ruling on the basis of the accused's school records, said there was no doubt about it. ...  
04:26 PM, Jan 28, 2013

Gangrape: Decision likely on bone test for minor accused The Juvenile Justice Board in the national capital is expected to take a decision on Monday on whether the youngest accused, who claims to be a minor, in the Delhi gangrape-murder case will go through a bone test for the verification of his age or not. ...  
08:10 AM, Jan 28, 2013