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How should JJBs decide whether juveniles should be tried as adults? Supreme Court answers
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How should JJBs decide whether juveniles should be tried as adults? Supreme Court answers

Ritwik Choudhury
4 min read
Kerala High Court upholds conviction of madrasa teacher for sexually assaulting 9-year-old boy
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Kerala High Court upholds conviction of madrasa teacher for sexually assaulting 9-year-old boy

Praisy Thomas
2 min read
When is a child a child? India’s laws still can’t agree
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When is a child a child? India’s laws still can’t agree

Sultana Vishnu Sonawane
7 min read
State can't deny aid to child homes while funding Ladki Bahin Yojana: Bombay High Court
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State can't deny aid to child homes while funding Ladki Bahin Yojana: Bombay High Court

Bar & Bench
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Caged for their own good? Delhi Police's failure to ensure peace, service and justice
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Caged for their own good? Delhi Police's failure to ensure peace, service and justice

Ritwik Choudhury
3 min read
Adopted child entitled to adoptive parents’ caste: Bombay High Court
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Adopted child entitled to adoptive parents’ caste: Bombay High Court

Neha Joshi
2 min read
Allahabad High Court issues guidelines for preliminary assessment of juveniles who commit heinous offences
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Allahabad High Court issues guidelines for preliminary assessment of juveniles who commit heinous offences

Bar & Bench
3 min read
Supreme Court invokes Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 to free man who was 12 years old when he committed crime in 1981
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Supreme Court invokes Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 to free man who was 12 years old when he committed crime in 1981

Debayan Roy
4 min read
Juvenile justice system understaffed, probation not given importance: Retired Justice Madan B Lokur
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Juvenile justice system understaffed, probation not given importance: Retired Justice Madan B Lokur

Bar & Bench
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Age proof by school or birth certificate overrides medical assessment under Juvenile Justice Act: Supreme Court
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Age proof by school or birth certificate overrides medical assessment under Juvenile Justice Act: Supreme Court

Ritwik Choudhury
4 min read
Preliminary probe a must before lodging cases against teachers for disciplining students: Kerala High Court
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Preliminary probe a must before lodging cases against teachers for disciplining students: Kerala High Court

Praisy Thomas
4 min read
Why Rajasthan High Court called for erasure of criminal records of juveniles in minor cases
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Why Rajasthan High Court called for erasure of criminal records of juveniles in minor cases

Bar & Bench
3 min read
Bail pleas of juveniles to be considered under JJ Act even if they are tried as adults: Karnataka High Court
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Bail pleas of juveniles to be considered under JJ Act even if they are tried as adults: Karnataka High Court

Ayesha Arvind
2 min read
Kerala High Court quashes case against teacher for beating student
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Kerala High Court quashes case against teacher for beating student

Praisy Thomas
3 min read
Take strict action against parents who take small children for protests: Kerala High Court
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Take strict action against parents who take small children for protests: Kerala High Court

Praisy Thomas
2 min read
No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya; juvenile accused are treated too leniently: Madhya Pradesh High Court
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No lesson learnt from Nirbhaya; juvenile accused are treated too leniently: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Anadi Tewari
3 min read
How was bail denied despite Juvenile Justice Act? Supreme Court frees youth on Independence Day eve
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How was bail denied despite Juvenile Justice Act? Supreme Court frees youth on Independence Day eve

Anadi Tewari
3 min read
Madhya Pradesh High Court halts trial against parents in case filed by their children
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Madhya Pradesh High Court halts trial against parents in case filed by their children

Ratna Singh
2 min read
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