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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
TopicJuvenile offenders

Topic: Juvenile offenders

28 yrs on, SC frees man on death row for 7 murders as he was a juvenile at time of crime

While he had not raised claim of juvenility during trial, convict in 2018 filed application in top court under Section 9 (2) of Juvenile Justice Act to highlight this point.

Juvenile at time of arrest, why accused in 2017 Gurugram school murder will be tried as an adult

Juvenile Justice Board ruled that student accused of killing a 7-yr-old be tried as an adult since he had 'sufficient mental, physical capacity to commit the offence'. He is now 21.

Police want to try Hyderabad gangrape minors as adults for maximum punishment

Five of the six arrested in the crime are minors but above 16, cops will ask the juvenile board to recommend trial as adults.

Four Class 10 students stabbed outside East Delhi school in broad daylight, all survive

The four were stepping out of the Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya school in Mayur Vihar’s Phase II, when they were attacked by students from another school.

Lok Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Amendment bill that widens ambit of ‘serious offences’

Bill makes offences with punishments ranging from 3 to 7 years as cognisable from non-cognisable — meaning a juvenile accused of such offences can be arrested without a warrant.

In Hathras gangrape-murder probe, CBI finds marksheet that suggests one suspect is a minor

Being below 18 years may not be enough for suspect to dodge trial as an adult if he is found guilty, since charges are rape & murder, considered 'heinous crime' under Juvenile Justice Act.

HC rejects bail plea of accused student in Gurugram school murder, treats him as adult

Supreme Court had earlier asked Punjab & Haryana High Court to treat the accused as an adult while hearing his pleas for bail.

‘Educated’ juveniles committed crimes more than the ‘illiterate’ ones in 2017, says NCRB

In its latest report, NCRB stated that from 5,412 ‘illiterate’ juvenile offenders in 2016, the number has come down to 4,324 in 2017. Delhi tops in crime by juveniles. 

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Indian shipping sector is vulnerable to geopolitical unrest. Build local, invest in air cargo

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Complaints to RBI ombudsman up 68% in FY23, banks biggest cause for customer grievances

Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.

Tiger Triumph-24 — India-US tri-services exercise to boost coordination begins

The exercise will be simulated to undertake HADR operations in a ‘friendly island nation’, where troops will execute amphibious landing ops.

CAA comes not with a bang, but with a whimper. Without NRC, it will fade into academic debate

For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.