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1 day ago · Member Juvenile Justice Board [14], the Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Juvenile Justice Act 2000 by observing that the classification of persons under 18 years of age under the Act was ...
6 days ago · The legal age for defining 'juvenile' in criminal cases should be lowered to 14 from the current 18 years, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday. He would discuss this issue with Union home minister Amit Shah, he said, speaking to reporters at Baramati in Pune district, his assembly constituency.
Establishing a key point of law regarding juvenile justice, the top court ruled that an individual can claim juvenility at any stage of the criminal proceedings, even after the conviction has ...
6 days ago · Maharashtra's deputy chief minister suggested lowering the legal age for defining 'juvenile' in criminal cases from 18 to 14. He argued that 17-year-olds are increasingly involved in serious ...
Sep 17, 2024 · The Madhya Pradesh High Court has criticized the lenient treatment of juveniles in India, citing the 2012 Nirbhaya case. The court dismissed an appeal by a man convicted of raping a four-year-old girl in 2017. The convict, who was 17 at the time, escaped from a juvenile home in 2019.
Sep 23, 2024 · Considering the gravity of the crime, the applicant does not deserve to be enlarged on bail. Section 12 of the Juvenile Justice Act cannot come to an aid of the applicant, as he has to be tried as adult by this Court. Section 12 enables the Juvenile Justice Board to enlarge a juvenile on bail.” 7.
6 days ago · Pune, Oct 3 (PTI) The legal age for defining `juvenile' in criminal cases should be lowered to 14 from the current 18 years, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said on Thursday.
