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Opinion | Pune Porsche Crash And India's Shoddy Juvenile Justice System
In the Pune incident, the act of granting bail to the juvenile on trivial conditions, such as writing an essay on traffic safety and assisting the traffic police, was not only naive but also patently illegal.
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"Perfectly Planned Murder": In Rare Order, Delhi Court Says Minors To Be Tried As Adults
In a rare order, a Delhi court has directed the prosecution of two minors, both around 17 years of age, as adults in a murder case, noting that the they were "emboldened" to commit the brutal crime after being let off early in another murder case.
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Parliamentary Panel Recommends Uniform Law On Adoption For All Religions, LGBTQ Community
A parliamentary panel has said there was a need to harmonise the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act and the Juvenile Justice Act to bring out a uniform and comprehensive legislation on adoption.
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Hyderabad Gang-Rape: Police Want 5 Minors Tried As Adults "For Maximum Punishment"
In the Hyderabad gang-rape of a teenaged girl for which six persons have been arrested, police will push for the five under-18 accused to be tried as adults so that they do not get lighter punishment on account of being juveniles.
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Juvenile Justice Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Protests
Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted on Wednesday as Opposition parties kept up their protests over Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and price rise.
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Adoption Not Restricted To Orphans, Abandoned Children: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that adoption cannot be restricted to children who have been orphaned, abandoned or those in conflict with law, and cited that the Juvenile Justice Act permits adoption of children of relatives.
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Bill To Amend Juvenile Justice Law Introduced In Lok Sabha
A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Cabinet Nod To Juvenile Justice Law Amendments
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, increasing the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates.
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"Another Chronology": Digvijaya Singh On BJP MP Anurag Thakur's Speech
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said that Union Minister Anurag Thakur's provocative remark and incident of firing in Jamia Nagar by a juvenile were all part of a ''chronology ''.
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"Serious Not Heinous," Says Supreme Court On Teen's Mercedes Hit-And-Run Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the crime of accused, who was four days short of turning 18 when he was driving his father's Mercedes Benz and killed a young man in Delhi in 2016, will not be treated as heinous but "serious" and he should be tried as a child under juvenile law and not as an adult in a court of law.
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Juvenile's Identity Not To Be Disclosed At Any Time: Delhi High Court
Identity of a person, against whom a criminal case was lodged when he was a minor, should not be disclosed at any stage of life as it defeats the purpose of juvenile justice law, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill Approved By Union Cabinet; No Helmet Fine Rs. 1000
Taking one of the most concrete and iconic steps in Indian road safety, the Union Cabinet finally approved the much debated Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2016 that proposes stringent changes in laws and fines for road and vehicular safety.
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16-Year-Old Arrested On Rape Charge In Uttar Pradesh; To Be Tried As Adult
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Mainpuri's Ailau area for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl and would be tried as an adult in the case, the first in the state to be prosecuted under the amended Juvenile Justice law, police said today.
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Plea Filed In Supreme Court Against New Central Law On Juveniles
A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile law that allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and above to be tried as adults if they commit heinous offences like rape and murder.
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Opinion: No Regrets For Comments On How I'd React To Daughter's Rape
This is the third Juvenile Justice Act. The first was enacted by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986. The second, which raised the age from 16 to 18, was enacted by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2000. The third law will be credited to the BJP-led NDA government currently in office. Truly speaking, I feel this is an Act that should be marke...
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Opinion | Pune Porsche Crash And India's Shoddy Juvenile Justice System
In the Pune incident, the act of granting bail to the juvenile on trivial conditions, such as writing an essay on traffic safety and assisting the traffic police, was not only naive but also patently illegal.
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"Perfectly Planned Murder": In Rare Order, Delhi Court Says Minors To Be Tried As Adults
In a rare order, a Delhi court has directed the prosecution of two minors, both around 17 years of age, as adults in a murder case, noting that the they were "emboldened" to commit the brutal crime after being let off early in another murder case.
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Parliamentary Panel Recommends Uniform Law On Adoption For All Religions, LGBTQ Community
A parliamentary panel has said there was a need to harmonise the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act and the Juvenile Justice Act to bring out a uniform and comprehensive legislation on adoption.
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Hyderabad Gang-Rape: Police Want 5 Minors Tried As Adults "For Maximum Punishment"
In the Hyderabad gang-rape of a teenaged girl for which six persons have been arrested, police will push for the five under-18 accused to be tried as adults so that they do not get lighter punishment on account of being juveniles.
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Juvenile Justice Bill Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Protests
Rajya Sabha proceedings were disrupted on Wednesday as Opposition parties kept up their protests over Pegasus snooping row, farm laws and price rise.
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Adoption Not Restricted To Orphans, Abandoned Children: Bombay High Court
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has held that adoption cannot be restricted to children who have been orphaned, abandoned or those in conflict with law, and cited that the Juvenile Justice Act permits adoption of children of relatives.
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Bill To Amend Juvenile Justice Law Introduced In Lok Sabha
A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
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Cabinet Nod To Juvenile Justice Law Amendments
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015, increasing the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates.
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"Another Chronology": Digvijaya Singh On BJP MP Anurag Thakur's Speech
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Sunday said that Union Minister Anurag Thakur's provocative remark and incident of firing in Jamia Nagar by a juvenile were all part of a ''chronology ''.
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"Serious Not Heinous," Says Supreme Court On Teen's Mercedes Hit-And-Run Case
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the crime of accused, who was four days short of turning 18 when he was driving his father's Mercedes Benz and killed a young man in Delhi in 2016, will not be treated as heinous but "serious" and he should be tried as a child under juvenile law and not as an adult in a court of law.
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Juvenile's Identity Not To Be Disclosed At Any Time: Delhi High Court
Identity of a person, against whom a criminal case was lodged when he was a minor, should not be disclosed at any stage of life as it defeats the purpose of juvenile justice law, the Delhi High Court has held.
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Motor Vehicle Amendment Bill Approved By Union Cabinet; No Helmet Fine Rs. 1000
Taking one of the most concrete and iconic steps in Indian road safety, the Union Cabinet finally approved the much debated Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill 2016 that proposes stringent changes in laws and fines for road and vehicular safety.
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16-Year-Old Arrested On Rape Charge In Uttar Pradesh; To Be Tried As Adult
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in Mainpuri's Ailau area for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl and would be tried as an adult in the case, the first in the state to be prosecuted under the amended Juvenile Justice law, police said today.
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Plea Filed In Supreme Court Against New Central Law On Juveniles
A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of the recently-passed juvenile law that allows delinquent minors of 16 years of age and above to be tried as adults if they commit heinous offences like rape and murder.
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Opinion: No Regrets For Comments On How I'd React To Daughter's Rape
This is the third Juvenile Justice Act. The first was enacted by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1986. The second, which raised the age from 16 to 18, was enacted by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 2000. The third law will be credited to the BJP-led NDA government currently in office. Truly speaking, I feel this is an Act that should be marke...
