It seeks to amend the law to allow trying those over 16 years of age and accused of heinous crimes like the gang-rape of Nirbhaya, as adults.
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Sullivan added, “I suppose a near-term fix is to just send messages to this account – my personal account – and I will check it more frequently”.
At present, those under 18 can be sentenced to a maximum of three years in a reform facility. Parliamentarians declared that offenders over 16 years of age would be tried as adults in case of crimes such as murder and rape.
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Earlier, moving the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill for consideration and passage, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said the legislation is “compassionate” and comprehensive in nature.
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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill will become law once President Pranab Mukherjee signs it, likely a formality.
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On Monday, India’s Supreme Court dismissed an appeal to stop his release, saying it “shared” the concern of most citizens but its hands were “tied” by the law.
The victim’s mother, who last week publicly named her daughter for the first time, said the parents had failed to secure justice.
I think the ayes have it, the ayes have it, the ayes have it. The Bill has been passed.
In her letter to Sonia Gandhi, she said, “I am extremely disturbed that such a crucial bill has been pending for long in the Rajya Sabha”, and that it should be passed in the ongoing session.
Under the new bill, a person between 16 -18 years can face imprisonment for up to seven years. However legal experts also add that with the passage of the new bill all cases will be tried as per the new norms where a juvenile is involved.
Rajya Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Bill.
He was released from the correctional home on Sunday after completing his sentence, amid protests by the parents of the victim and others in the national capital.
(5) When the juvenile reaches 21 years of age, the Juvenile Justice Board with its officials will decide whether the child has marked a positive growth in his mind.
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“Everybody is talking about lowering the age and punishing children but society should not forget that sometimes it is the adults who push the children to commit crimes”, he said.
