New 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.

In Delhi, the first verdict was delivered today in the gang-rape of a medical student on a moving bus in December, a crime that shook India and forced the introduction of tough new laws to punish sexual offenders.

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and Jammu & Kashmir on a plea to quash a criminal case against a 12-year-old boy and implementation of a law on juvenile offenders in the state.

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.

In Delhi, the first verdict was delivered today in the gang-rape of a medical student on a moving bus in December, a crime that shook India and forced the introduction of tough new laws to punish sexual offenders.

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Centre and Jammu & Kashmir on a plea to quash a criminal case against a 12-year-old boy and implementation of a law on juvenile offenders in the state.