Juvenile Law
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SC grants interim bail to 13 prisoners who were jailed for over 14 years despite being juveniles
The petitioners said they have served the maximum imprisonment of three years in accordance with the Juvenile Justice Act.
Scroll Staff
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The law’s blindness to teenage sexual consent is criminalising young boys
Those working in juvenile justice say they negotiate tricky issues related to consent, caste and parental pressure while dealing with juvenile rape cases.
Bhavya Dore
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Juvenile justice: Police cannot file FIRs against underage offenders for minor offences
The new draft model, however, leaves room for authorities to book juveniles in crimes that attract more than a seven-year prison term.
Scroll Staff
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Delhi gangrape: Centre assures victim's parents that Juvenile Justice Bill will be passed
Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said all parties wanted to support the bill in Parliament.
Scroll Staff
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Juvenile convicted in Delhi gangrape to be monitored post release: reports
Now 20 years old, he is likely to be put under the care of an NGO after he finishes his three-year sentence.
Scroll Staff
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By keeping minor girls in lockup at night, Chhattisgarh police breaks the law and triggers unrest
Three young girls were allegedly chased, beaten, made to march for eight hours and locked up in a police station. Next day, they were sent 400 Kms from their homes.
Malini Subramaniam
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