The wife of the man killed in the Kochi Mercedes-Benz crash has moved the Ernakulam Sessions Court to be made a party to the State’s plea to cancel the bail granted to the 17-year-old accused.
“The continued incarceration of the child is not in his best interest,” the Madhya Pradesh High Court has said in granting bail to a juvenile held in an observation home since May 1. Indore: Holding that the scheme of the Juvenile Justice Act does not permit bail to be denied solely on generalised observations, the […]
At the Supreme Court’s National Annual Stakeholders Consultation marking ten years of the Juvenile Justice Act, CJI Surya Kant proposed a separate wing of trained defence lawyers for children, while Justice BV Nagarathna said the Act remains largely on paper and flagged 55% pendency before Juvenile Justice Boards.
The Calcutta High Court quashed all proceedings against a minor accused of rash driving after holding that the Juvenile Justice Board failed to complete the inquiry within the mandatory time limit under the JJ Act. The Court ruled that the unexplained delay violated statutory safeguards meant to protect juveniles from prolonged legal trauma.
