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Court says punishing children ‘self destructive’ gives juvenile bail in rape case
July 09, 2026 6:26 pm
The Patna High Court noted that the juvenile belonged to a very poor family and was allegedly in a relationship with the minor girl from a different caste.
Can juvenile conviction block your passport? Allahabad High Court invokes ‘Right to be Forgotten’ in key ruling
June 05, 2026 12:54 pm
The Allahabad High Court noted that the juveniles are more vulnerable in these developing societies that are dynamic and self-explanatory in their complexities, because of the negativity of their past life.
'Induce direct accountability': Child rights expert on reforming Juvenile Justice in India
November 05, 2025 5:39 pm
Juvenile justice reform India: The Kerala High Court recently issued 15 directions to the state to improve the juvenile justice system and its implementation.
Among 21 who escaped juvenile home, Jharkhand teen dies after being chased out of railway station
April 18, 2025 7:09 am
The 17-year-old minor, a resident of Jamshedpur, was lodged at the observation home for the past four months in connection with a theft case.
RTI reply: 177 juveniles apprehended under POCSO in seven years
October 09, 2022 7:20 am
Five out of the 177 were apprehended in connection with a single FIR and were later convicted by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), said the RTI.
Punjab and Haryana HC: A juvenile in conflict with law has no fundamental right to higher studies abroad
October 05, 2022 8:21 am
The verdict came on a revision plea filed by a child in conflict with law against an order by which the Juvenile Justice Board in Haryana's Gurugram had refused him permission to travel abroad for higher education.
Pune: Parents who kept their son confined in apartment with 22 dogs arrested, later granted bail
May 13, 2022 9:15 am
According to Anuradha Sahasrabuddhe of the Dnyan Devi Childline, the parents claimed to be dog lovers. So, they had kept several stray dogs at their apartment in Kondhwa. However, the family reportedly lived in a very bad condition.
Back at observation home, 7 juveniles to be counselled: Officials
March 31, 2021 9:28 pm
On Tuesday morning, the seven juveniles, aged between 14 and 17 years, allegedly cut their wrists with glass pieces at a zonal observation home at Radhapur crossroads in Mehsana.
In Lok Sabha, govt introduces changes to juvenile Act, mines law
March 16, 2021 3:08 am
It has introduced a separate category of “serious crimes’’ apart from the existing “petty crimes” and “heinous crimes” to ensure that fewer minors are tried as adults in most cases.
In the running of children’s homes, the rules that apply — or do not
August 09, 2018 3:40 am
In the wake of Muzaffarpur and Deoria, Minister Maneka Gandhi wants social audits of 9,000 children’s homes. Protocol, SOPs were developed only recently, and remain largely unverified.
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