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Opinion | Raped At 14, Then Hounded By Perpetrator: The Story Of Shweta And A Failing System
After the FIR was recorded, Rahul, since he was a child in conflict with law (CCL), was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and immediately granted bail. Therein lies the blindspot in India's juvenile justice law.
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"Stole Phones, Misbehaved": Nagpur Parents Chain Son, 12, For 2 Months
A shocking incident has emerged from Maharashtra's Nagpur, where parents tied their 12-year-old son with iron chains and padlocks to correct his "misbehaviour".
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Non-Hindu Couples Must Use Juvenile Justice Act for Legal Adoptions: Court
The Madras High Court has held that Muslim and Christian couples cannot directly register adoption deeds, and must instead follow the Juvenile Justice Act, offering a clear legal route for non-Hindu families to to adopt children lawfully.
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'He Was Juvenile In 1988': Man, Now 53, Gets 3 Years' Punishment For Rape
Thirty-seven years after he raped an 11-year-old girl, a 53-year-old man has been referred to the Juvenile Justice Board after the Supreme Court found he was a juvenile at the time of the incident
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Pune Porsche Case: Drunk Teen Escapes Adult Trial. What Happened In Court?
The main accused in the Pune Porsche crash case - who was 17 and drunk when he rammed his father's Rs 2.5 crore supercar into a motorcyle and killed two people last year - escaped trial as an adult because of the nature of the charges he faces.
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"Unless It Defeats Ends Of Justice...": Supreme Court On Denying Bail To Juvenile
The Supreme Court has said bail cannot be denied to a juvenile in a criminal case unless the court records that the minor is likely to be associated with a known criminal, be exposed to danger, or his release would defeat the ends of justice.
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Juvenile Board Members Under Scanner Over Bail Terms In Pune Porsche Case
Members of the Juvenile Justice Board - specifically the two appointed by the Maharashtra government - have come under scrutiny over bail terms for the 17-year-old teen who killed two people while drunk and driving his dad's Rs 2.5 crore Porsche.
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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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Chief Justice Shares He Was Caned In Class 5 And Why He Can't Forget It
While corporal punishment is now looked down upon as a cruel method to discipline children, it was very much a reality for generations that did their schooling decades ago. For Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, it wasn't different either.
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Over 830 Children Rescued From Child Marriage In Assam Operations in 2022
These rescue operations were conducted from January to December of 2022.
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Delhi Government To Set Up Three Juvenile Justice Boards In Two Years
The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to set up three juvenile justice boards in New Delhi, as proposed by authorities, within two years.
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129-Year-Old UP Orphanage Faces Police Case For Missing Working Licence
A case has been registered against the office bearers of the 129-year-old 'Yateem Khana' (Muslim orphanage) here for operating without obtaining licence from the Juvenile Justice Board, an official said on Monday.
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7-Year-Old Boy's Cheeks Burnt With Cigarette By Cousin: Delhi Cops
The police have lodged a case after a seven-year-old boy alleged that his cheek was burnt with a cigarette by his cousin in south Delhi's Neb Sari area, officials said on Friday.
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"No Moral Distinction" Between Orphaned, Abandoned Children: Bombay Court
The Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for its stand that benefits given to orphaned children cannot be given to abandoned children and asserted there is no distinction between the two.
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Videos Of UP Students Making Lewd Remarks To Teacher Go Viral, 4 Detained
Four students have been detained after being booked for allegedly harassing a female teacher at a school in Meerut, officials said on Monday.
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Opinion | Raped At 14, Then Hounded By Perpetrator: The Story Of Shweta And A Failing System
After the FIR was recorded, Rahul, since he was a child in conflict with law (CCL), was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and immediately granted bail. Therein lies the blindspot in India's juvenile justice law.
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"Stole Phones, Misbehaved": Nagpur Parents Chain Son, 12, For 2 Months
A shocking incident has emerged from Maharashtra's Nagpur, where parents tied their 12-year-old son with iron chains and padlocks to correct his "misbehaviour".
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Non-Hindu Couples Must Use Juvenile Justice Act for Legal Adoptions: Court
The Madras High Court has held that Muslim and Christian couples cannot directly register adoption deeds, and must instead follow the Juvenile Justice Act, offering a clear legal route for non-Hindu families to to adopt children lawfully.
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'He Was Juvenile In 1988': Man, Now 53, Gets 3 Years' Punishment For Rape
Thirty-seven years after he raped an 11-year-old girl, a 53-year-old man has been referred to the Juvenile Justice Board after the Supreme Court found he was a juvenile at the time of the incident
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Pune Porsche Case: Drunk Teen Escapes Adult Trial. What Happened In Court?
The main accused in the Pune Porsche crash case - who was 17 and drunk when he rammed his father's Rs 2.5 crore supercar into a motorcyle and killed two people last year - escaped trial as an adult because of the nature of the charges he faces.
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"Unless It Defeats Ends Of Justice...": Supreme Court On Denying Bail To Juvenile
The Supreme Court has said bail cannot be denied to a juvenile in a criminal case unless the court records that the minor is likely to be associated with a known criminal, be exposed to danger, or his release would defeat the ends of justice.
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Juvenile Board Members Under Scanner Over Bail Terms In Pune Porsche Case
Members of the Juvenile Justice Board - specifically the two appointed by the Maharashtra government - have come under scrutiny over bail terms for the 17-year-old teen who killed two people while drunk and driving his dad's Rs 2.5 crore Porsche.
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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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Chief Justice Shares He Was Caned In Class 5 And Why He Can't Forget It
While corporal punishment is now looked down upon as a cruel method to discipline children, it was very much a reality for generations that did their schooling decades ago. For Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, it wasn't different either.
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Over 830 Children Rescued From Child Marriage In Assam Operations in 2022
These rescue operations were conducted from January to December of 2022.
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Delhi Government To Set Up Three Juvenile Justice Boards In Two Years
The Delhi High Court has asked the city government to set up three juvenile justice boards in New Delhi, as proposed by authorities, within two years.
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129-Year-Old UP Orphanage Faces Police Case For Missing Working Licence
A case has been registered against the office bearers of the 129-year-old 'Yateem Khana' (Muslim orphanage) here for operating without obtaining licence from the Juvenile Justice Board, an official said on Monday.
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7-Year-Old Boy's Cheeks Burnt With Cigarette By Cousin: Delhi Cops
The police have lodged a case after a seven-year-old boy alleged that his cheek was burnt with a cigarette by his cousin in south Delhi's Neb Sari area, officials said on Friday.
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"No Moral Distinction" Between Orphaned, Abandoned Children: Bombay Court
The Bombay High Court pulled up the Maharashtra government for its stand that benefits given to orphaned children cannot be given to abandoned children and asserted there is no distinction between the two.
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Videos Of UP Students Making Lewd Remarks To Teacher Go Viral, 4 Detained
Four students have been detained after being booked for allegedly harassing a female teacher at a school in Meerut, officials said on Monday.
