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Hyderabad school principal accused of ordering seniors to thrash juniors over deflated bicycle tyres
December 23, 2025 6:51 pm
According to police, Krishna Kumar, principal of a government school in Kompally, has been booked under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for the incident, which allegedly occurred Monday. The district education department has also ordered an inquiry.
Dowry cruelty and legal apathy: Why India still loses one woman every hour
July 31, 2025 3:15 pm
The gravity of the scale of domestic violence, affecting lakhs of women, must not be undermined merely because it doesn’t cause sensation as cases of rape or murder do
Village-level groups to identify vulnerable children, help create ‘vulnerability map’
July 05, 2023 6:33 pm
Mission Vatsalya, a scheme that targets development and child protection priorities aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals. It lays emphasis on child rights, advocacy and awareness along with strengthening of the juvenile justice care and protection system.
Gurgaon school murder case: Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses accused’s plea challenging order to try him as adult
May 05, 2023 1:27 pm
The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed the plea, saying the Juvenile Justice Board order was in tune with Supreme Court directions and provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act.
Merely because minor was found on street doesn’t mean she was begging: Court
March 08, 2023 12:09 pm
The court said the police had not been able to prove how it was concluded that the minor was begging.
‘Cousin sister’ inflicts cigarette burn on 7-year-old boy in Delhi, probe on
March 03, 2023 4:13 pm
On February 27, the boy revealed the matter to his tuition teacher following which his mother took him to a doctor and approached the police. Subsequently, a case was lodged under the Juvenile Justice Act.
RPG attack on police headquarters: Mohali court orders to treat juvenile accused as an adult
January 17, 2023 9:45 am
It was observed that the juvenile has been implicated in multiple FIRs across different states and serious offences amounting to Indian Penal Code Sections 302, 307 and Unlawful Activities and Explosive Substance Act and Arms Act, etc.
Bombay HC stays transfer of adoption cases to district magistrates under amended Juvenile Justice Act
January 12, 2023 1:28 am
The court says there is no harm if the existing system of courts handling adoption cases continues till the next day of hearing, February 14, and rejects the argument that the amendment was required to avoid delays in the disposal of the adoption matters.
What the NCPCR draft guidelines say on assessing if minors can be tried as adults
January 10, 2023 2:58 pm
Earlier, all under the age of 18 were considered minors, but through an amendment in 2015, a provision was added to the JJ Act for trying a child in conflict with the law as an adult in certain cases.
Mumbai: Court acquits man booked for employing minor boy in firm
October 28, 2022 12:45 am
The Dharavi police had raided the garment unit claiming that its owner had employed children. They found a boy stitching buttons. Saluddin Bagwan, the alleged owner of the unit, was booked. His lawyer submitted that the police were not accompanied by a labour officer as required under law.
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