Juvenile Justice Board

Juvenile Board Finds Minor Guilty In 2013 Patna, Bodhgaya Blasts: NIA

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 11, 2017

The National Investigation Agency or NIA today said the Juvenile Justice Board in Patna has found a juvenile guilty of conspiracy in the Patna and Bodhgaya serial bomb blasts case

Court Says No Bail For Juvenile As His Life May Be In Danger

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 6, 2017

A juvenile accused of murder has been denied bail by a Delhi court which has said his life was in danger outside the observation home and there were possibilities that he could further commit crime.

Inspired By TV Show, Teen Hits Friend 22 Times With Stone, Surrenders

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 11, 2016

Inspired by a television show, a 17-year-old boy bludgeoned his minor friend to death with a stone for bullying him in southeast Delhi's Jaitpur.

In A First, Juvenile Justice Board Orders Rape Accused Teen Be Tried As Adult

India News | Edited by Veer Arjun Singh (with inputs from PTI) | Wednesday August 17, 2016

A 17-year-old boy accused of raping a girl of the same age will be tried as an adult, the Juvenile Justice Board has ordered, saying his crime was "meticulously planned".

Eight Boys Arrested For Setting 3 Puppies Ablaze In Hyderabad

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 21, 2016

Eight boys were today held for allegedly burning alive three puppies at a graveyard in Musheerabad area here, police said.

Mercedes Hit-And-Run Case: Court Seeks Reply From Police

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 10, 2016

A court in New Delhi today sought response of Delhi police on a plea of a teenager, who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving his father's Mercedes, challenging the Juvenile Justice Board's (JJB) order to try him as an adult.

Mercedes Hit-And-Run: Teen Challenges Juvenile Board Order To Try As Adult

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 9, 2016

A teenager, who allegedly ran over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving his father's Mercedes, today moved a Delhi court challenging the Juvenile Justice Board's (JJB) order to try him as an adult.

In Mercedes Hit-And-Run, Teenage Driver May Be Tried As An Adult

Delhi News | Edited by Arunava Chatterjee (with inputs from agencies) | Sunday June 5, 2016

In the first order under the amended Juvenile Justice Act, the teenager accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case in Delhi is likely face trial as an adult.

December 16 Gang-Rape Convicts Move High Court Against Sentence In Robbery Case

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 30, 2016

Three of the four death row convicts in the December 16 gang-rape and murder case have moved the Delhi High Court challenging the 10-year jail term awarded to them by a trial court in a robbery case.

Mercedes-Hit-And-Run: Charge Sheet Filed Against Boy In Juvenile Justice Board

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 26, 2016

A teenager, who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving his father's Mercedes, was today chargesheeted by the Delhi Police in the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Mercedes Hit-And-Run Case: Delhi Police Seeks To Cancel Boy's Bail

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 13, 2016

The Delhi Police on Thursday pleaded with a court to cancel the bail given by a juvenile justice board to a teenager who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old man with his father's Mercedes leading to his death, saying the relief was granted wrongly.

Teen Accused In Delhi's Mercedes Hit-And-Run Case Gets Bail For Exams

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday April 26, 2016

The teenage accused in the Mercedes hit and run case in Delhi has got bail from the Juvenile Justice Board, so he can take his college entrance exams.

Mercedes Hit-And-Run: Class 12 Boy, Repeat Offender, Denied Bail

Cheat Sheet | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 19, 2016

The Class 12 student accused of hitting and killing a man in Delhi with his father's Mercedes was denied bail today by the Juvenile Justice Board, which called him a repeat offender and an example of "bad parenting".

Mercedes Hit-And-Run: Accused Teenager Surrenders, Sent To Correction Home

Delhi News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal (With PTI inputs) | Monday April 11, 2016

The Class 12 student who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old man with his father's Mercedes in north Delhi's Civil Lines last week, surrendered to the police on Sunday and was sent to a juvenile justice home. He will be produced before the Juvenile Justice Board on Monday.

7 Get Death For Gangrape Of Mentally Challenged Woman In Rohtak

India News | Written by Anand Kumar Patel | Tuesday December 22, 2015

A special court in Rohtak has sentenced seven men to death for the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a young, mentally challenged woman. One of the accused, a 17-yearold Nepal national, is being tried by the Juvenile Justice Board of Haryana.

Centre Had Opposed Juvenile Convict's Release, Says Kiren Rijiju

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 19, 2015

Amidst a raging debate on whether the juvenile convict in December 16 Delhi gang-rape case should have been released, the Centre today said it had opposed his release but the Delhi High Court has ordered him to be freed from the remand home.

Danish Woman Gang-Rape: Court To Hear Final Arguments On January 4

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 18, 2015

A Delhi court has fixed January 4 for hearing final arguments in a case related to the alleged gang-rape of a 52-year-old Danish woman by nine persons including three juveniles here last year.

December 16 Gang-Rape: Victim's Parents Say Juvenile Should Not Walk Free

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 13, 2015

With less than two days to go for the release of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gang-rape case, the victim's parents today feared that he might be a "threat to society" and demanded that his mental condition be assessed before setting him free.

Danish Woman Gangrape: Accused Claim Innocence In Court

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 11, 2015

Two of the accused, who are facing trial for alleged gangrape of a 52-year-old Danish woman in Delhi last year, today claimed innocence in a Delhi court saying the police has falsely implicated them in the case.

Danish Gangrape Case: Court Records Statements of Police Officials

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 21, 2015

A Delhi court today recorded the statement of two police officials in a case in which a 52-year-old Danish woman was allegedly gangraped by nine persons in Delhi last year.

Danish Gangrape Case: Delhi Court Records Statement of Policeman

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2015

A Delhi court today continued with the recording of a police sub-inspector's statement in connection with the case of alleged rape of a 52-year-old Danish woman by nine persons in Delhi last year.

Danish Woman Rape Case: Delhi Court Records Testimonies of 3 Policemen

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 4, 2015

A Delhi court has recorded statements of three policemen in a case of alleged rape of a 52-year-old Danish woman in Delhi last year.

CCTV Cameras to be Installed in Shelter Homes Soon: Bombay High Court

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 3, 2015

With an increase in number of incidents where children and women in state-run shelter homes are sexually and physically abused, the Maharashtra government today told the Bombay High Court that it will soon install CCTV cameras in all such facilities.

Jagmohan Dalmiya's Grandson, Driver Assault Cop

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 4, 2015

While Aditya - grandson of BCCI chief Jagmohan Dalmiya - has been presented before a Juvenile Justice Board, the driver remanded to judicial custody till June 17.

Jailing Juveniles for the BJP's Joy

Opinion | Shashi Tharoor | Friday May 8, 2015

The need of the hour is not this Bill. It is to focus our attention on the effective implementation of the existing Juvenile Justice legislation, says Shashi Tharoor.

Cabinet Approves Proposal to Try Juveniles Accused of Heinous Crimes as Adults

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 22, 2015

Overruling the recommendations of a parliamentary panel, the government today went ahead with a proposal to try juveniles in the age group of 16 to 18 years accused of heinous crimes under laws for adults.

Standing Committee Thumbs Down on Proposal to Treat Juveniles in Rape Cases as Adults

India News | Reported by Sunetra Choudhury, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday February 25, 2015

The Parliamentary standing committee reviewing the proposed changes in the Juvenile Justice Act has rejected the Union government's recommendation to treat accused in cases of rape and other heinous crimes, who are 16-18 years old, as adults.

Trying Juveniles as Adults: The Debate Rages On

India News | Ketki Angre | Sunday August 10, 2014

A day after the cabinet cleared amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act, the parents of the woman who died after being gangraped in a bus in Delhi in 2012, demanded fresh trial for the juvenile involved in the crime.

UNICEF Shows Concern over Juvenile Justice Act Amendments

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 7, 2014

UNICEF India today expressed concern over the amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act, under which minors above the age of 16 involved in a serious crime can be tried in an adult court, and said such a decision was a "real step back".

Bill to Try Juvenile Rape Accused As Adults Before Cabinet Today

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday August 7, 2014

The union cabinet is expected to take up proposed changes in legislation through which minors above 16 accused of crimes like rape will be tried as adults.