Juvenile

Minor Girl Raped In Himachal Pradesh's Kullu, Cousin Detained: Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Friday February 21, 2020

A juvenile was detained on Thursday on the charge of raping his minor cousin in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, the police said.

Top Court Stays Juvenile Board Proceedings Against Kathua Rape Accused

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 8, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the proceedings before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) against a ''minor'' allegedly involved in the gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in 2018.

Jamia Firing: 25-Year-Old Wrestler Arrested For Supplying Weapon To Juvenile

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 4, 2020

The Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested a wrestler for allegedly supplying a weapon to the juvenile who had opened fire at anti-CAA protesters outside Jamia Millia Islamia last week, officials said on Monday.

"Another Chronology": Digvijaya Singh On BJP MP Anurag Thakur's Speech

India News | ANI | Monday February 3, 2020

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 ''.

Jamia Shooter A "Juvenile", His Marksheet "Absolutely Genuine": School Manager

India News | ANI | Friday January 31, 2020

The principal of the school where Jamia shooter studied, said, "the school administration is shocked to know about the crime he has committed. It was absolutely wrong."

"Tactic To Delay Execution": Nirbhaya's Mother On Convict Claiming He Is Juvenile

India News | ANI | Monday January 20, 2020

Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim, on Monday termed the petition by one of the convicts in the case as a tactic to delay the execution.

Top Court To Hear Case Of Nirbhaya Rape Convict Who Says He Was Juvenile

India News | ANI | Monday January 20, 2020

The Supreme Court will today hear a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the death row convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of crime, and the Delhi High Court had ignored this fact during the proceedings in the case.

Top Court To Hear Nirbhaya Convict's Plea On Juvenile Claim On January 20

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 18, 2020

The Supreme Court will hear on January 20 a plea of a death row convict in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile at the time of commission of the offence.

Nirbhaya Case: On Juvenile Claim, Convict Pawan Gupta Approaches Supreme Court

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Saturday January 18, 2020

One of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya case, Pawan Gupta, has filed a petition in the Supreme Court against last year's Delhi High Court order in which his claim that he was a juvenile at the time of the crime was dismissed.

15-Year-Old Boy Sent To Correction Home For Raping Girl In UP: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 17, 2020

A juvenile court in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh, convicted a 15-year-old boy for raping a 6-year-old girl and sent him to a correction home for three years.

"Serious Not Heinous," Says Supreme Court On Teen's Mercedes Hit-And-Run Case

India News | ANI | Friday January 10, 2020

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.

2016 Mercedes Hit-And-Run Case To Be Tried As Juvenile: Supreme Court

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

An accused who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving Mercedes in 2016 will be tried as a juvenile as the crime does not fall under the category of ''heinous'' offence under the Juvenile Justice Act, the Supreme Court held on Thursday.

"Sorry Sir...": Noida Students On Sit-In For Classmates Sent To Juvenile Home Over Fake Notice

Noida News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Wednesday December 25, 2019

A group of students in Noida near Delhi staged a unique protest on Tuesday, seeking the release of two of their schoolmates from a children's home. Two Class 12 students of a government school were detained after they allegedly circulated a fake official order which said schools in Noida and Greater Noida will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday, t...

High Court Dismisses Plea Of Nirbhaya Convict Who Claimed He Was Juvenile

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday December 19, 2019

The claim of one of the four convicts sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya case that he was below 18 when at the time of the gang-rape and murder in 2012, was dismissed by the Delhi High Court on Thursday.

One Convict In Nirbhaya Case Moves Court Claiming He Was Juvenile In 2012

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 19, 2019

One of the four convicts facing the gallows in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday claiming that he was a juvenile at the time of the offence in December, 2012.