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Advocate Asthana said that the day we are able to induce direct accountability into the juvenile justice system, we will see that the performance of the juvenile justice system will significantly improve.

'Induce direct accountability': Child rights expert on reforming Juvenile Justice in India

November 05, 2025 5:39 pm

Juvenile justice reform India: The Kerala High Court recently issued 15 directions to the state to improve the juvenile justice system and its implementation.

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Among 21 who escaped juvenile home, Jharkhand teen dies after being chased out of railway station

April 18, 2025 7:09 am

The 17-year-old minor, a resident of Jamshedpur, was lodged at the observation home for the past four months in connection with a theft case.

RTI reply: 177 juveniles apprehended under POCSO in seven years

October 09, 2022 7:20 am

Five out of the 177 were apprehended in connection with a single FIR and were later convicted by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), said the RTI.

Punjab and Haryana HC: A juvenile in conflict with law has no fundamental right to higher studies abroad

October 05, 2022 8:21 am

The verdict came on a revision plea filed by a child in conflict with law against an order by which the Juvenile Justice Board in Haryana's Gurugram had refused him permission to travel abroad for higher education.

Pune: Parents who kept their son confined in apartment with 22 dogs arrested, later granted bail

May 13, 2022 9:15 am

According to Anuradha Sahasrabuddhe of the Dnyan Devi Childline, the parents claimed to be dog lovers. So, they had kept several stray dogs at their apartment in Kondhwa. However, the family reportedly lived in a very bad condition.

Back at observation home, 7 juveniles to be counselled: Officials

March 31, 2021 9:28 pm

On Tuesday morning, the seven juveniles, aged between 14 and 17 years, allegedly cut their wrists with glass pieces at a zonal observation home at Radhapur crossroads in Mehsana.

Contest from Gujarat: Smriti Irani dares Rahul Gandhi

In Lok Sabha, govt introduces changes to juvenile Act, mines law

March 16, 2021 3:08 am

It has introduced a separate category of “serious crimes’’ apart from the existing “petty crimes” and “heinous crimes” to ensure that fewer minors are tried as adults in most cases.

After Muzaffarpur, Deoria, Centre calls for audit of 9,000 shelters nationwide

In the running of children’s homes, the rules that apply — or do not

August 09, 2018 3:40 am

In the wake of Muzaffarpur and Deoria, Minister Maneka Gandhi wants social audits of 9,000 children’s homes. Protocol, SOPs were developed only recently, and remain largely unverified.

Children’s court sends case back to Juvenile Justice Board, says order not ‘sustainable in law’

July 31, 2017 2:43 am

The court set aside the board’s order directing it to rehear the case providing a fair opportunity to the child. At least 11 cases have been transferred by the Mumbai city and suburban juvenile justice boards so far to the children’s court.