The victim’s mother said they did not get justice. The The Juvenile Justice Board had in the past directed Special Juvenile Police wing of the Delhi Police to take stringent measures against adults exploiting and pushing children into criminal acts. “India needs to know what reformation he has gone through”, Maliwal said.
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The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), in a dramatic move, approached the Supreme Court late Saturday to stay his release.
In its order, the Supreme Court declined to stop the release of the juvenile offender and posted the matter before a vacation bench that will hear the matter tomorrow.
While the convict was released in the evening many protests against the decision of Delhi High Court to pave way for the convict’s release were witnessed in the national capital on Sunday.
The victim’s family had also demanded that the juvenile’s release be stayed as allowing him to walk out free would be injustice to their daughter.
The release of the convict was also opposed by the Union government, which had said that several mandatory aspects were missing from the post-release rehabilitation plan.
India media said the 20-year-old convict, who can not be named for legal reasons, had been handed over to a charitable organisation on Sunday but police sources said the move had actually taken place some days ago. So at this stage, it can not be said that he is not a threat to the society.
– The parents of the gangrape victim, along with 40 Delhi University and Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) students, were detained by the police as they staged a protest against the release of the juvenile convict.
Maliwal stressed that an analysis needs to be carried out to assess the mental health of the juvenile convict. It includes a one-time financial grant of Rs 10,000 along with a sewing machine, rental space for a tailoring shop and ancillary help to sustain his business for a period of six months.
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The teenager, who can not be named as he was a minor at the time of the crime, was sentenced to three years in a reform facility in August 2013 – the maximum term possible for a juvenile.
