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Pune Porsche horror: Minor's bail terms make it Jolly LLB in real life?

Juvenile Justice Board grants bail to Pune's drunk driving case accused, 17, asking him to write essay on accidents. Here's how it led to social media outrage.

The Porsche car involved in the Pune accident, which led to the death of engineers Avneesh Awadhiya and Ashwini Koshta on the spot.(Photos: X and Instagram)
Updated on May 21, 2024 06:35 PM IST
ByKriti Kambiri

Justice should now become a fundamental right

This article is authored by Bhuwan Ribhu, lawyer and child rights activist, New Delhi.

Justice (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Jan 11, 2024 07:11 PM IST
ByHindustan Times

Hyderabad gang rape: Police to push for trying five minor accused as adults

Following the amendments to the Juvenile Act, minors aged 16-18 can be tried as adults if they are accused of a “heinous crime”.

A 17-year-old girl was gang raped in Hyderabad's upscale Jubilee Hills on May 28.(ANI)
Published on Jun 09, 2022 04:48 PM IST
Written by Sharangee Dutta | Edited by , New Delhi

How recent amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act threaten years of progress

The Juvenile Justice Amendment Act, 2021, passed by Parliament last year, classified the offence of sale and procurement of children as non-cognisable.

Most crimes against children are committed against Dalit, Muslim, transgender and poor kids. (File Photo)
Published on Feb 13, 2022 06:20 PM IST

Parliament session: Bill to amend juvenile justice law introduced in Lok Sabha

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021 was introduced by a voice vote.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor opposed the bill at the introduction stage but Women and Child Development minister Smriti Irani rejected the points raised by him. (PTI)
Published on Mar 15, 2021 03:03 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
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