Speaking to media persons, Nirbhaya’s mother Asha Devi said, “I am satisfied that the Bill has been passed in the Rajya Sabha but I am still unhappy that Nirbhaya didn’t get justice”.
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After 2012 Delhi gang rape incident has occurred and a juvenile, involved in the crime was released after 3 years of jail, the necessity of the bill has occurred, upon the agitations conducted by the rape victim’s parents and few other women organizations. The Juvenile Justice Amendment Act has already been passed in the Lok Sabha.
Authorities say the number of juvenile crimes have been increasing – last year, 38,565 cases were registered, including many cases of rapes, murders and acid attacks.
According to reports, Nirbhaya’s parents – mother Asha Devi and father Badri Singh Pandey – will remain remain seated in the gallery of the Upper House to watch he entire proceedings.
Women and Child Welfare Minister Maneka Gandhi said there can not be a more nuanced Bill on the matter. Of recorded cognisable crimes in India in 2014, 1.2% were committed by juveniles.
The Minister said no juvenile would be sent to jail directly.
The apex court had dismissed the petition of Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal against the release of the juvenile offender in the December 16 gang rape case, saying “there has to be a clear legislative sanction” in this regard. They are including 16 years children in the category of criminals who commit heinous crimes.
Parents of the victim have said that the convict could escape after spending three years in a correction home only because the law is weak.
“The Government is very keen to pass the Juvenile Justice Bill, it has been listed for consideration and passing for almost three four days, in this session of Parliament”.
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The juvenile, who was under 18 years of age when he was arrested for the brutal rape and brutalisation of the para-medical student who died of her injuries later, was tried under the Juvenile Justice Act. For example, there is the point about what would happen if, as in the December 2012 gangrape case, there are both adults and juveniles who are accused.
