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Juvenile Justice Board to assess, crime committed as a 'child' or as an 'adult' 07 May 2015
The central government has moved the Juvenile Justice Bill in the Lok Sabha which will allow children in the 16-18 age group to be tried as adults if they commit heinous crimes. Data from the National Crime Records Bureau says...
Keywords: 2000, Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, Juvenile Justice Bill
Read MoreJuvenile Justice Bill passed in Rajyasabha 23 December 2015
Finally, Rajya Sabha passed the Juvenile Justice Bill yesterday, ensuring that, even 16-year-olds, involved in heinous crimes will be considered as adults and prosecuted. After 2012 Delhi gang rape incident has occurred and a juvenile, involved in the crime was released...
Keywords: India news, Juvenile bill passed in Rajyasabha, Nirbhaya, India news
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