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Schoolboy’s death: Accused to be tried as adult, says court

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A 16-year-old student, accused of killing seven-year-old school mate at a private school, will be tried as an adult in the sensational murder case, a sessions court held today. Upholding the decision of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu said the juvenile board has taken into consideration all materials placed […]

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Court directs CBI to file 2nd charge sheet by May 14: Pradyuman murder case

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A sessions court today directed the CBI to file its second charge sheet in the murder case of a seven-year-old boy at a private school in Haryana by May 14, after the probe agency sought more time. Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu granted time to the CBI after taking note of a fresh plea […]

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Schoolboy’s murder: CBI files charge sheet in Gurgaon court

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The CBI today filed a charge sheet in a Gurgaon Court against a 16-year-old student in the case of murder of a seven-year-old boy at a private school at Bhondsi. The charge sheet was filed before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Jasbir Singh Kundu, which is treating the juvenile accused as an adult for […]

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Toppers’ scam: Girl granted bail

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A local court today granted bail to the girl who was arrested in connection with the Intermediate toppers’ scam on June 25 last. Additional District Judge (ADJ)-I Parvez Alam granted bail to the teenager after her advocate K D Mishra pleaded before the court that her remand in juvenile home was wrong. “It will serve […]

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Merc-hit-and-run-case: charge sheet filed

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A teenager, who had allegedly run over a 32-year-old marketing executive while driving his father’s Mercedes, was today chargesheeted by the Delhi Police in the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) for the offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. The Presiding Officer of JJB has kept the charge sheet and the application for consideration on […]

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Merc hit-and-run: JJB to if boy to be tried as adult

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Juvenile Justice Board would be competent to decide on the controversy over whether the teenager accused in the Mercedes hit-and-run case should be tried as a major since he was just four days shy of his 18th birthday on the day of the accident, legal experts say. “Since the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of […]

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HC asks hospitals and courts to implement norms in child-related cases

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Concerned over disclosure of names or identity of a child victim, Delhi High Court asked all concerned, including trial courts and hospitals, not to do so and expeditiously implement laid-down guidelines while dealing with child-related cases. Besides non-disclosure of a child’s identity unless allowed by Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) or Child Welfare Committee (CWC), the […]

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Delhi court denies bail to juvenile

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A Delhi court has rejected the bail plea of a juvenile, accused in an attempt to murder case, saying his parents have no control over the boy who indulged in a similar crime when he was out on bail in another offence.Additional Sessions Judge Lokesh Kumar Sharma upheld the order of a Juvenile Justice Board […]

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Nido Tania case: Victim’s father moves HC over dropped charges

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A Congress MLA from Arunachal Pradesh and father of Nido Tania, a youth who died early last year after he was allegedly beaten up by some persons at Lajpat Nagar here, has moved the  against the trial court’s decision to drop the charges under the SC/ST Act against the accused. Nido Pavitra has moved the […]

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Act against juvenile delinquents’ handlers: Court

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The Delhi High Court has directed police to act against adult offenders who use children in thefts. The court while hearing a public interest petition Wednesday said police should follow the guidelines issued by the Juvenile Justice Board Jan 25, 2011 on the matter. A division bench of Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Manmohan […]

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Dec 16 gang rape: Cops conclude final arguments

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Concluding their final arguments, police Monday told a court here that they have all the evidence to prove the guilt of the accused in the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape. Special Public Prosecutor Dayan Krishnan, appearing for the police, told Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna that they had “all the evidence to prove them guilty”. “It […]

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Delhi gangrape: SC allows juvenile board to give verdict

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The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to deliver its verdict in the December 16 gang-rape-cum-murder case involving a minor. The apex court, however, admitted a plea seeking fresh interpretation of the term ‘juvenile’ in the statute on the basis of mental and intellectual maturity of minor offenders instead of the […]

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