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"We propose to reduce juvenile age to 14": Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari said he will propose reducing the juvenile age under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015, to 14 for prosecution against heinous crimes. He plans to propose it by introducing a Private Member's bill in the Lok Sabha.
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BJP slams AAP over showcasing children in X post; says, "Using kids for di
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Tuesday launched a scathing attack against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over a video showcasing children supporting AAP for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections posted on the social media platform X and called it a violation of the Juveni
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Mumbai: School principal, teacher booked for punishing class-II student ov
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Officials said that a case under section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 has been registered against the school principal and teacher.
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BJP MP gives Zero Hour Notice for discussion on need to amend Juvenile Jus
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vivek Thakur has given Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss the need to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 in the wake of heinous crimes being committed by juveniles in the country on Monday.
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SC takes note of heinous crimes committed by minors, wonders whether Juven
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday took note of brutal and heinous crimes committed by juveniles and said that it makes them wonder whether the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 has subserved its object, as it holds that one of the accused should be tried as an adult and not as a minor offender in Kath
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Govt issues guidelines for Mission Vatsalya scheme
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a centrally-sponsored scheme "Mission Vatsalya" erstwhile Child Protection Services (CPS) scheme, since 2009-10 for the welfare and rehabilitation of children.
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Child rights body moves SC challenging amendments to JJ Act which make ser
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights has approached the Supreme Court challenging the amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act last year by which some serious offences against children have been made non-cognizab
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Monsoon Session: Rajya Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Amendment Bill, 2021
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, 2021, which seeks to amend the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Woman arrested for selling her 2-month-old in Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): A woman has been arrested for selling her two-month-old son after her husband left the two after an argument in Hyderabad.
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Social activists condemn Nashik rape incident, demand fast track court be
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
(Mumbai/Bengaluru) [India], Oct. 10 (ANI): The incident of a 16-year-old boy allegedly raping a minor girl in Nashik drew widespread condemnation from social activists on Monday, and majority of them demanded that the accused be tried under the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
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