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Do juveniles deserve death in rare cases
The Juvenile Justice Board’s decision to declare the sixth accused a minor in the December 16 Delhi gang-rape-murder case has triggered a debate on the need to amend the Juvenile Justice Act to fix...
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Prez rejects 5 mercy pleas commutes sentence of 2
Out of seven people convicted for heinous crimes, President Pranab Mukherjee has upheld execution in five cases while commuting death sentence to life term in two others. Under Article 72 of the...
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Cabinet to take up amendments in Juvenile Justice Act today
The Union Cabinet will on Wednesday discuss a proposal which calls for giving more powers to the Juvenile Justice Board to decide on whether a juvenile above 16 years involved in heinous crimes such...
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Delhi gang rape Victim s parents demand retrial of juvenile
The parents of the girl who was gang-raped in a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012 on Thursday demanded that the juvenile convicted in the case be retried. Their statement came a day after the...
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Cabinet clears proposal to try juveniles accused of heinous crimes under laws...
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal to try juvenile in the age group of 16-18 under laws for adults for heinous crimes. Confirming the news, Union Minister told mediapersons, “Juvenile...
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Two NDA and 4 UPA leaders were in contact with Dawood Ibrahim till 26 11
Underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, wanted in India for a number of heinous crimes, is “hiding in plain sight” in Pakistan, a report has said. In a report filed on July 26 (Sunday), the Sunday Guardian has...
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