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How India’s juvenile justice system is failing its children
November 23, 2025 3:10 pm
The India Justice Report (IJR) released a report titled ‘Juvenile Justice and Children in Conflict with the Law: A Study of Capacity at the Frontlines’ on November 24. It paints a picture of a system grappling with structural deficits, high pendency and opaque data.
Kerala High Court issues 15 directions to improve juvenile justice system in state
November 05, 2025 1:06 pm
Juvenile Justice System Improvement Plan: The court issued the directions to the state on a plea seeking effective implementation of the juvenile justice system in India.
Ensure juvenile unit at every police station: Bombay HC to govt
May 11, 2023 12:58 pm
The victim's mother had filed a case, alleging that the CCL was their neighbour, and while she was busy with her routine household chores, the accused had taken her daughter inside his house and sexually abused her. After the victim complained of burning sensation in her genital area, the mother confronted the CCL, who later fled.
Juvenile justice law: Person with maturity must not get blanket immunity from criminal process
November 28, 2022 4:27 pm
Should the offender have sufficient maturity, he/she must be prosecuted before the criminal court, tried and, if found guilty, punished
Hardlook at juvenile justice system: Motive or intent of adolescents not same as that of adults, reveals study
November 02, 2015 4:50 am
Out of the 182 children under study, in 17.3 per cent of the cases it was unintentional provocation that resulted in the commission of the offence.
Hardlook at juvenile justice system: Why change international discourse on the age of a juvenile, says Arun Mathur
November 02, 2015 4:52 am
There has to be gradation of reforms; one glove does not fit all, Arun Mathur, chairperson, Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights, tells Mayura Janwalkar.
Delhi's juvenile justice system: Thousands of cases, 2 boards and 2 prosecutors
November 02, 2015 12:05 pm
At a time when Delhi government is mulling over lowering age of juvenile offenders from 18 to 15 in cases of heinous crimes such as rape and murder, here is the lowdown on a facet that, according to the insiders, also needs attention.
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