Government sources have claimed that an all-party meeting is likely to be called soon to discuss amendments proposed by the Justice JS Verma Committee to the anti-rape law. A new bill amending the anti-rape law could be presented in the Budget Session of Parliament, they said. ...
07:04 PM, Jan 28, 2013
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
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
A plea for prosecution of the juvenile accused in the December 16 gangrape case alongwith the five adult accused was on January 24 dismissed by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB). The petition, moved by Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy seeking the prosecution of the sole juvenile along with the five adult accused, was rejected by the Board presided over by Principal Magistrate Geetanjali Goel here. ...
05:02 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Justice JS Verma committee, constituted to look into rape laws, on Wednesday refused to propose lowering the legally defined age for juvenile delinquents from 18 to 16 years. "The condition of juvenile homes in the country is pathetic," Justice Verma said at a press conference after submitting his report to the Union Home Ministry. ...
08:39 AM, Jan 24, 2013
The Juvenile Justice Board has reserved the order Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's plea to consider the sixth accused in the Delhi gangrape case as an adult till Thursday. Swamy, in his plea had pointed to the discrepancies between the Juvenile Justice Act and the Indian Penal Code. ...
03:44 PM, Jan 23, 2013
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre and the Delhi Police after a Chandigarh-based lawyer filed a PIL seeking that the juvenile accused in the horrific Delhi gangrape case be considered as an adult. The PIL stated that the mental age, and not the physical age, of the accused should be taken into consideration, considering he had been involved in such a heinous crime. ...
12:46 PM, Jan 18, 2013
A PIL on Tuesday urged the Bombay High Court to direct the Maharashtra Government to implement effectively the Juvenile Justice (care and protection of children) Act and Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act. ...
07:54 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The Juvenile Justice Board has reserved its order on the age of the minor accused in the Delhi gangrape-murder case till January 28. On Tuesday, two school principals, former and current, of the minor accused appeared before the court. Their statements were recorded and the court reserved its order till January 28. ...
04:32 PM, Jan 15, 2013
The school principal of the juvenile accused in the Delhi gangrape-murder case will appear before the juvenile justice board again on Tuesday. The principal was earlier summoned by the board to help determine the exact age of the accused who claims to be 17 years old. ...
08:48 AM, Jan 15, 2013
As the juvenile justice board tries to determine the age of the sixth accused in the brutal Delhi gangrape-murder case, his family in Badaun in western Uttar Pradesh is shocked to know that he is still alive. The accused had left home five years ago and had been untraceable since then. His family now says he should be punished if found guilty. ...
08:27 AM, Jan 15, 2013
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy is likely to appear before a Juvenile Justice Board in Delhi on Monday to argue for lowering the prosecution age of the minor in the Delhi gangrape case so that the juvenile could be tried at a fast-track court like other five accused. ...
10:31 AM, Jan 14, 2013
The Delhi gangrape-murder case has brought the focus back on juvenile crimes and stirred a debate on whether the age for juveniles should be lowered. Critics say its the intent of crimes in heinous cases that should be examined instead of the age of the accused. ...
09:05 AM, Jan 11, 2013
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Ministry of Law and Justice on a PIL demanding the law to punish juveniles to be made more stringent. The petition sought quashing of a provision in Juvenile Justice Act which spares minor convicts from life term and death penalty. ...
01:39 PM, Jan 09, 2013
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday suggested change in laws against heinous crimes like rape with provision of speedy trial and favoured reducing juvenile age from 18 to 16 years in view of the spate of crimes being committed by youngsters. ...
03:21 AM, Jan 08, 2013
The Juvenile Justice Board on Monday set January 15 as the next date for hearing in the age row of the minor accused in the Delhi gangrape case. Sources said that the court was not satisfied with the documents that had been presented by the school principal of the accused. ...
06:53 PM, Jan 07, 2013
The demand to reduce the juvenile age from 18 to 16 has gained momentum after the recent gangrape and murder of the Delhi braveheart. Should it be done? Save the Children's director of advocacy and policy Shireen Vakil Miller's shared her perspective on the issue. ...
05:36 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Not satisfied with the age-related documents presented by the school principal of the minor accused, the juvenile justice magistrate has asked for more evidence to verify if the claims of his being under the age of 18 years are true or not. Posting the case for January 15, the magistrate asked the principal to produce more documents related to the accused's age. ...
04:40 PM, Jan 07, 2013
Even as the five accused reached the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Jyoti Kler in Saket on Monday morning, the controversy over the age of the sixth accused in the brutal gangrape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical students continues. The Juvenile Justice Board will take up the matter of verifying the age of the accused minor who claims to be 17. ...
11:48 AM, Jan 07, 2013
All the five accused in the Delhi gangrape-murder case will be presented in the Saket court on Monday and will be given copies of the chargesheet. Also, the Juvenile Court will take up the matter of verifying the age of the minor accused who claims to be 17. ...
07:35 AM, Jan 07, 2013
