Juvenile
- India
SC orders release of man jailed for 12 yrs on finding he was juvenile at time of offence
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ordered the release of a man, who has already served over 12 years in jail after being awarded life sentence in a murder case, holding he…
- Middle East
940 minors held in Kuwait since Jan for driving sans licence
Kuwait: Kuwait’s general directorate of traffic revealed that a total of 940 juveniles were arrested in the country for driving without a licence during the first half of 2023, local media reported.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 16-year-old commits several offences, held
Hyderabad: A Child in Conflict with Law (CCL) was arrested by Chaitanyapuri police for committing several offences in the city within a span of two months. The juvenile, who is aged 16…
- India
Atiq’s minor sons being counselled at juvenile home
Prayagraj: It has been over three months since the two minor sons of slain gangster Atiq Ahmad, have been lodged in a juvenile shelter home for no apparent fault of theirs. The…
- India
Court summons Lucknow police commissioner, 8 other cops for disclosing juvenile accused’s identity
Lucknow: A special court here has directed the Lucknow police commissioner and eight other police personnel to appear before it for allegedly making public the identity of a juvenile apprehended in connection…
- India
Juvenile arrested in Punjab for possessing 15 kg heroin
Chandigarh: In a major breakthrough against trans-border smuggling, Punjab Police have arrested a juvenile after recovering 15 kg heroin, and Rs 8.40 lakh drug money from his possession, Director General of Police…
- Bollywood
Child welfare body asks UP DGP to get ‘Pathaan’ song removed from social media
Bahraich: The Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district has advised the Director General of Police (DGP) to get the clippings of ‘Pathaan’ movie song ‘Besharam Rang’, and other obscene…
- India
Leniency in dealing with juveniles emboldening them: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that it has started gathering an impression that the leniency with which the juveniles are dealt with in the name of goal of reformation…
- India
Kathua gang-rape and murder: SC orders trial of accused as an adult
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that Shubam Sangra, a key accused in the gang-rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in J&K’s Kathua in 2018, was not a…
- India
SC: Lodging juveniles in adult prisons amounts to deprivation of their personal liberty
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has said that the personal liberty of a person is one of the oldest concepts to be purported by national courts, and by lodging juveniles in adult…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Four including two minors held for burglary
Hyderabad: The Task Force team on Saturday arrested four persons including two minors from Humayun Nagar and seized 50 Kg worth of gold and Rs 25 lakh from them. The police said…