SC issues notice on Juvenile Justice Act

The provision of the law provided discretion to the judge which has been taken by the rules, said the lawyer.

Also seeking guidelines on age determination,the petition challenged the methodology adopted by trial court,under which matric certificate is to be given first preference and second the birth certificate and at last ossification test. Suppose a person is well-built,capable of committing rape and murder and does not appear to be a juvenile,but produces a matriculation certificate declaring him to be below 18,the judge is helpless, argued Rohatgi.

Ramdevs guru still missing,CBI files abduction case

NEW DELHI: The CBI has registered a case in connection with the alleged kidnapping of yoga exponent Ramdevs guru,Swami Shankar Dev,who mysteriously went missing six years ago,while taking a morning walk in Haridwar. Dev was the founder of Divya Yog Mandir Trust,currently headed by Ramdev. He lived in the ashram until the day he went missing.

The FIR has been registered under Section 365 of IPC against unknown persons. It pertains to kidnapping or abducting and wrongful confinement. The FIR was reportedly filed by Ramdevs aide Acharya Balkrishna three days after Dev went missing.