Juvenile Crime

Chhattisgarh: Police file case against 6 girls for allegedly torturing, sexually abusing 7-year-old

The child told her mother that her seniors at a government-run hostel had abused her after she accidentally dropped their washed clothes.

Scroll Staff
· Mar 01, 2018 · 05:15 pm
Noida double murder: Teenager has confessed to killing mother and sister, say police

The 15-year-old was arrested from the Dashashwmedh Ghat at Varanasi on Friday.

Scroll Staff
· Dec 09, 2017 · 06:17 pm
Delhi: Five schoolboys arrested for stabbing 17-year-old to death aboard moving bus

A group of youngsters snatched the mobile phone of Mohammad Anas and stabbed him in the neck when he confronted them, the police said.

Scroll Staff
· Nov 25, 2017 · 11:15 am

Is it time for India to enact a parental liability law?

Despite several instances of juvenile offences such as underage driving, Indian law is silent on making parents accountable for the excesses of their wards.

Megha Gupta
· Jul 28, 2016 · 12:30 pm
Delhi hit-and-run case: Juvenile accused gets bail

The Juvenile Justice Board had rejected the teenager's bail application just a week ago.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 26, 2016 · 04:19 pm
Delhi hit-and-run case: Bail plea of juvenile accused rejected

The Juvenile Justice Board said the accused was a repeat offender, and also reprimanded his parents for endangering the lives of others by giving him a car.

Scroll Staff
· Apr 19, 2016 · 05:08 pm

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Juvenile Crime

Chhattisgarh: Police file case against 6 girls for allegedly torturing, sexually abusing 7-year-old

The child told her mother that her seniors at a government-run hostel had abused her after she accidentally dropped their washed clothes.

Scroll Staff · Mar 01, 2018 · 05:15 pm

Noida double murder: Teenager has confessed to killing mother and sister, say police

The 15-year-old was arrested from the Dashashwmedh Ghat at Varanasi on Friday.

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Delhi: Five schoolboys arrested for stabbing 17-year-old to death aboard moving bus

A group of youngsters snatched the mobile phone of Mohammad Anas and stabbed him in the neck when he confronted them, the police said.

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Despite several instances of juvenile offences such as underage driving, Indian law is silent on making parents accountable for the excesses of their wards.

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Delhi hit-and-run case: Juvenile accused gets bail

The Juvenile Justice Board had rejected the teenager's bail application just a week ago.

Scroll Staff · Apr 26, 2016 · 04:19 pm

Delhi hit-and-run case: Bail plea of juvenile accused rejected

The Juvenile Justice Board said the accused was a repeat offender, and also reprimanded his parents for endangering the lives of others by giving him a car.

Scroll Staff · Apr 19, 2016 · 05:08 pm

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8 hours ago

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Dec 22, 2024 · 08:55 am

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Dec 21, 2024 · 04:35 pm

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Dec 15, 2024 · 08:55 am

Eco India, Episode 276: How science and society are turning the tide on environmental crises

Dec 14, 2024 · 03:33 pm

With no systems in place, we are taking away our children's right to justice

Given the current machinery, proper implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, which came into effect last month, seems highly unlikely.

Komal Ganotra · Feb 17, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Prosecuting children as adults: Brazil's Congress runs over child rights

Like in India, some in Brazil want children to be prosecuted as adults.

César Muñoz · Jul 07, 2015 · 03:30 pm

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