Court against orders passed by the criminal courts, on the claim of
juvenility under Section 7A of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children ... short ‘the J.J. Act ’) read with Rule 12 of The
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 (for short
‘the 2007 Rules
consideration in this appeal. The first
is whether the appellant was a juvenile or a child as defined by Section
2(k) of the Juvenile ... dealt with in accordance with the
provisions of Section 20 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2000 read with Section
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and The Juvenile
Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 are fully implemented.
8. A detailed ... need for a social audit in
terms of Rule 64 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children)
Rules, 2007 and the utilization
merits. The only point raised is that the appellant was a juvenile when
the offence was committed and, hence, he cannot be convicted. However ... legal.
4. We must, therefore, look into the appellant’s plea of juvenility. At
the outset, we must mention that admittedly the plea of juvenility
implementation of laws beneficial to
voiceless (and sometimes silenced) children, particularly, the
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children ... Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2015 (the JJ Act ). We record and acknowledge our
appreciation for the efforts of Sampurna Behura
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 are
fully implemented.
8. A detailed ... need for a social audit in
terms of Rule 64 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection
have occurred.
7. We may draw attention to Rule 12 of the Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 promulgated by the
Central ... followed in
determining the age of a child or a juvenile who is in conflict with law.
Rule 12 (3) provides that evidence regarding
approach the High Court
and seek a direction to move the Juvenile Justice Board for
consideration of the juvenility of the petitioner. Leave and
liberty ... declined
to grant any relief in view of the fact that the Juvenile Justice
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MEENAKSHI KOHLI
Date: 2018.07.30
(Care
following directions:
(1) It is mandated that every State should have a
Juvenile Justice Board in place in every
District on or before 31st December ... Arunachal Pradesh is very vast and perhaps does
not have much juvenile crime. If that is so, the
State of Arunachal Pradesh need not have
limiting the issue raised
in this case to the functioning of Juvenile Justice
Boards and immediately related issues.
We propose to take up some ... form of a chart:
(i) The number of Juvenile Justice Boards that are
in existence as well as the vacancies in these
Juvenile Justice Boards
