Calling the juvenile in the Nirbhaya case an animal, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on 11 December appealed to the judiciary to make provisions in the law to deal with offences of a serious nature and not to free the juvenile. The court posted the matter for hearing on December 14.
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Under the rules of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, a management committee will have to look into the rehabilitation and reformation of the juvenile before his release.
The home ministry is considering asking the juvenile to sign the legal bond under Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) once he is released, said sources.
“According to the report of the Indian Intelligence bureau, the juvenile accused has turned into a jihadi”.
The juvenile, who was under 18 when he was arrested for rape and murder of Nirbhaya, was tried under the Juvenile Justice Act and was ordered to be kept in a remand home for three years. Meanwhile, mocking the entire notion of having a bond signed by the juvenile, Nirbhaya’s father suggested that “Z + security” be given to the convict since the government seems to be very keen on protecting him instead of giving justice.
The juvenile, found guilty of the gang rape and subsequent death of a 23-year-old student in a moving bus in Delhi, is set to be released this month.
In September, an IB report said that teenager had been radicalised by one of the suspects of Delhi High Court blast of 2011.
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In his petition before the HC, Swamy contended that “no provision has been made in the Act, to provide for vicious unregenerate convicted juveniles who despite having undergone the reformation process for the maximum penalty of three year’s custody in a special home, continue to be a menace to the society”.
