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Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok K.M June 8, 2018 8:58 pm Change Font Size Can a child in conflict with law apply for anticipatory bail? And is an application for anticipatory bail at the instance of a child in conflict with law maintainable before the high court or the Court of Session? Justice R Narayana Pisharadi of Kerala High Court has decided the questions as he held that a child in conflict with law can very well apply for anticipatory bail as there is nothing in the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act which bars him/her from doing so. He also held that an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 of the Criminal Procedure Code at the instance of a child in conflict with law is maintainable before the high court or the Court of Session. These two questions faced the high court as a minor identified as ‘Mr X’ moved a pre-arrest bail plea. The minor was accused of being involved in an attack on a person by some 50 … [Read more...] about Child In Conflict With Law Can Apply For Anticipatory Bail U/S 438 CrPC, Sec 12 (1) JJ Act Not A Bar :High Court Of Kerala

Sep 27, 12:16 PM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Jean LIOU 09/27/19 AT 11:48 AM French rail operator SNCF wants to merge Eurostar, which operates high-speed trains to London, and the Thalys service that takes passengers from France to Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, its chief executive said on Friday.Guillaume Pepy said that the move, which would take up to two years to implement, would create a single and more efficient European railway company and respond to new challenges as passengers opt against flying due to climate change.He told reporters that the two networks, which are majority owned by the SNCF, could together transport 30 million passengers a year, compared with 18.5 million in 2018.The project for the merger, dubbed "Green Speed", would have to be approved by the other shareholders of both railway firms and their supervisory boards."The idea is to develop and expand the network," Pepy told … [Read more...] about France’s SNCF Wants To Merge Eurostar And Thalys Services

A total of 1137 Children Homes and 283 Specialized Adoption Agencies are currently functioning in the country under Integrated Child Protection Scheme. The WCD Ministry has been requesting the State Governments/UT Administrations from time to time to identify and register all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) under the provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act (JJ Act), so as to ensure that minimum standards of care can be maintained. Under Section 41 of the JJ Act, 2015 registration of CCIs has been made mandatory with penalty in case of non-compliance. Under Section 54 of the JJ Act,2015 the State Governments are required to appoint inspection Committees for the State and district for mandatory inspection of all facilities housing children, at least once in three months.Further, under ICPS the financial norms were revised with effect from 1st April, 2014. Some of the key features of the revised Scheme are increased maintenance grant for children in homes from … [Read more...] about Registration of Child Care Institutions mandatory under JJ Act, 2015

A Supreme Court bench comprising of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice U.U. Lalit has described the punishment for “admonition” and “group counseling” for juveniles as punishment for even severe crimes, as “far too liberal” and urged Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to suggest a relook at the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000  by the Government.Mr. Rohatgi said “maximum” number of grave offences are committed by juveniles between 16 and 18 years of age. “That is why,” he said, “we want to reduce the age to 16”.Justice Misra asked, “In a population of 1,000, one per cent may be juveniles who commit rape and murder. But even this one per cent can be a menace. So should we go by the gravity of the crime or the percentage of juvenile population that may commit these heinous crimes?”“Now there are so many multi-cultural facets – internet, ambition. Unlike the 60s and … [Read more...] about Juvenile law “far too liberal”; take a relook at the JJ Act: SC to Government

In the present paper, we will discuss the effect of newly enacted Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 vis a vis offences related to kidnapping and abduction as envisaged in IPC, 1860. We know that kidnapping of a child below certain age (different for male & female) from lawful guardian is an offence punishable upto 7 years imprisonment but is a bailable offence. Prime issue herein is whether the enactment of new JJ Act which covers every persons under 18 years of age irrespective of gender affects the nature of offence of kidnapping. A purposive reading of JJ Act will go to show that it really affects the kidnapping provisions of IPC on crucial aspects. There are some provisions of JJ Act such as Section-84, 85, 86 which need consideration. Section-84 deals with kidnapping of child and reads as under:“For the purposes of this Act, the provisions of sections 359 to 369 of the Indian Penal Code, shall mutatis mutandis apply to a child or a minor who … [Read more...] about Kidnapping Of Child A Bailable Offence Under IPC Becomes Non-Bailable Under JJ Act: A Discussion By Rakesh Kumar Singh