P&H High Court: Re-Investigation Cannot Nullify Existing Acquittal Despite Breach of Stay Order  ||  Gujarat HC: Illegal Mining Vehicle Complaints Must Be Filed Before Sessions Court, Not Magistrate  ||  Delhi High Court Lays Down Registry Directions for Dealing with Insufficiently Stamped Arbitral Award  ||  Delhi High Court: Victims Need No Leave to Appeal Acquittal or Conviction for Lesser Offence  ||  SC: Limitation Act Inapplicable to Revisions under Karnataka Land Revenue Act  ||  SC: Banks Can Invoke SARFAESI for Loans Acquired from NBFCs Outside the Act  ||  SC: Gujarat Prohibition Act Does not Bar Interim Seized Vehicle Release  ||  Supreme Court Quashes Rs. 425-Crore Customs Penalty Based on AI-Generated Fake Case Laws  ||  SC: Guilt cannot be Presumed Solely Due to Collusion Allegations against Investigating Officer  ||  SC: Clarificatory Statement Does Not Constitute a Binding Undertaking for Contempt Proceedings    

Supreme Court Rues ‘Unfortunate Gap’ in Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 - (10 Jan 2020)

CRIMINAL

Supreme Court has held that a gross mistake has been made by framers of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 that allows a juvenile to evade being treated as an adult in grave offences such as homicide not amounting to murder as such crimes do not carry a minimum sentence.

Tags : SUPREME COURT   JUVENILE JUSTICE  

Share :        

Disclaimer | Copyright 2026 - All Rights Reserved