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Delhi gang-rape case: Verdict for juvenile accused on July 25A verdict on the role of the juvenile accused in the gang-rape and murder of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi last December is now expected on July 25.
Hearing of arguments continued today and the board is now expected to decide two weeks later on whether the accused, who was a minor in December and turned 18 last month, will be convicted or not.
Juvenile court to pass verdict on July 25
Proceedings in the juvenile case have begun.
Mediapersons waiting outside the Justice Juvenile Board office
Delhi gang-rape: Maximum punishment a juvenile can get is three years in correctional facility
The accused was 17 and a half years old then and so has been tried by the board and not by the fast -track court that is trying the other men, accused of rape and murder among other charges.
The accused was 17 and a half years old then and so has been tried by the board and not by the fast -track court that is trying the other men, accused of rape and murder among other charges.
Delhi braveheart's family has reached the office of the Justice Juvenile Board
During the inquiry, the juvenile had denied all accusations, claiming that he had not participated in the crime. The juvenile's counsel had submitted that there was no medical evidence to connect him with the crime and that no fingerprints could be detected in the bus to show his complicity.
Want death for juvenile, says victim's father
The victim's father has demanded death sentence for all the accused, including the minor.
The victim's father has demanded death sentence for all the accused, including the minor.
Delhi gang-rape: Verdict against juvenile accused expected todayThe sentence is likely to cause further outrage in a country attempting to turn a rising tide of violence against women and which has passed a new law toughening sentences for adults convicted of sex crimes.
The police, in their inquiry report to the Juvenile Justice Board, have alleged that the accused, who was 17-and-a-half years old when the medical student was raped, was an equal participant in the gruesome assault. They have in fact claimed that he was the "most brutal" of all the six accused.
NDTV spoke to the father of the 23-year-old girl who said all they want is the death sentence for all, including the juvenile. "We cry everyday remembering our daughter. A strict judgement is our only hope for justice. Our fight, the nation's cry will go waste if strict punishment is not granted," he said.
The juvenile accused has reached the Justice Juvenile Board office. Being a juvenile, his name and role in the crime will remain permanently sealed. The crime will also not be reflected in any jobs that he may apply for in the future.
The Juvenile Justice Board will decide whether the minor accused in the crime will be convicted or not. The minor, aged 17 at the time of the crime, faces a maximum sentence of three years, including the time he has already spent in custody, in a correctional facility if found guilty. He turned 18 last month.
