After massive public outcry following the release of the youngest convict in the Delhi gang-rape case, political parties have agreed to discuss the Juvenile Justice Bill in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, December 22.
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Pinky Anand, who appeared for the Centre in the hearing of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) plea, on Monday said that Juvenile Justice Amendment Law is a high priority item for the ruling dispensation at the Centre.
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The 23-year-old physiotherapy student died 13 days later in a hospital in Singapore from her injuries, which including being beaten with an iron bar, raped while unconscious causing internal injuries and being thrown naked from the bus. Police detain demonstrators during a protest against the release of the unnamed man, in New Delhi, India, December 20.
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Four of the adults were sentenced to death while the fifth hanged himself in prison. “We need legislative sanctions”.
Nirbhaya’s family was joined by several supporters at Jantar Mantar who continued their protest against the release of juvenile convict for the third consecutive day amidst heavy police deployment.
He was tried under the Juvenile Justice Act and ordered to be kept in a remand home for three years. The victim Jyoti Singh’s mother on Monday said she was “not surprised” at the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the plea. We don’t know if we will ever get justice now.
“We asked for an interim order restraining his release but the court did not entertain this”, said the women’s commission chairwoman Swati Maliwal.
She said: “In the end the court said we share your concerns, but the law is weak, we can’t do anything”.
Meanwhile, in a separate case, an Indian court sentenced seven men to death yesterday after they were convicted of the rape and murder of a Nepalese woman suffering from mental illness, reports said. The parents and women’s rights groups have been opposing the release of the youngest attacker, mainly on the grounds that it was unclear if he had been rehabilitated and was ready to be reintegrated into society.
News that he had been freed from the correctional facility and was now being sheltered by a charity was only revealed on Sunday when the juvenile justice board signed his release papers.
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The case caught worldwide attention highlighting the high number of rape cases in the Indian capital. I want to tell everyone that my daughter’s name was Jyoti Singh.
