Juvenile Justice Act
50,000 children await justice as juvenile boards battle backlog: Report
More than 50,000 children in conflict with the law remain stuck in a slow-moving justice system where over half the cases are pending at 362 Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), according to a new India Justice Report (IJR) study released on Thursday. Despite ten years of the Juvenile Justice Act coming into force, glaring gaps, ranging from missing judges, under-inspected homes, absent data systems and wide state-level disparities continue to afflict justice delivery, the study said. The report, Juvenile Justice and Children in Conflict with the Law: A Study of Capacity at the Frontlines, shows that as of October 31, 2023, 55 per cent of 100,904 cases before JJBs were pending, with pendency ranging from 83 per cent in Odisha to 35 per cent in Karnataka. Though 92 per cent of India's 765 districts have constituted JJBs, one in four boards operates without a full bench. On average, each JJB carried a backlog of 154 cases. The findings come against the backdrop of 40,036 juveniles being .
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Punjab becomes first to empanel sign language experts under juvenile law
The announcement was made by Dr Baljit Kaur, Minister for Social Security, Women and Child Development. These experts will be deployed district-wise to provide support services to children in need
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A 23-yr-old injustice corrected: SC frees man sentenced to death as a minor
The Supreme Court has freed a man sentenced to death as a minor, acknowledging judicial errors and ordering rehabilitation after 23 years behind bars
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India may look to curb judges' arbitrary sentences for criminals
The pace of the trial and questions about the legal defence given to the accused fuelled concern among some rights advocates
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Complete age determination process of juvenile offenders within 15 days: HC
The court was dealing with various issues pertaining to the interpretation and effective implementation of some provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act
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Parliament passes amendment Bill to strengthen juvenile justice law
The Bill was passed by Lok Sabha in March 2021.
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Bill to amend juvenile justice law introduced in Lok Sabha
The bill seeks to increase the role of district magistrates and additional district magistrates
Illegal detention of children: SC asks J&K high court to file fresh report
Earlier this month, the Juvenile Justice Committee had submitted a report to the apex court
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Juvenile Justice Act: No handcuff, prison for children in 16-18 years range
Provisions are a part of draft model rules for implementation of Juvenile Justice Act that the government released
