Home > Gallery > Nation > Government assures...

Government assures parents of Delhi gangrape victim over Juvenile Justice Bill

Government assures parents of Delhi gangrape victim over Juvenile Justice Bill

By :  DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-12-22 07:41 GMT
Parents of Nirbhaya met leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, seeking the passage of the Juvenile Justice Bill, which will allow children between 16-18 years to be tried as adults in heinous crime cases. The juvenile was released on
Bengaluru students participate in a signature campaign against the release of the juvenile convict.
Police personnel outside the juvenile house during a protest against the release of juvenile convict.
Lawyers opposing the release of the juvenile offender, including senior advocate Guru Krishna Kumar and Devdutt Kamath, had rushed to Justice Goel's residence at around 1.30 am after Maliwal was told by the court's Registrar that the matter has been
The bench did not agree with the submission that the juvenile offender can be subjected to the reformation process for a further period of two years under the juvenile law.
We will not take away somebody's right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. There is nothing in the law, observes Supreme Court as DCW cited provisions that the juvenile can be allowed to go through the further reformation
DCW chief Swati Maliwal termed it a black day for women and said the country has been cheated as a proposed law which could have allowed stronger punishment to him remains pending in Rajya Sabha.
Student body members protest against the release of juvenile convict in Nirbhaya case, at Jantar Mantar.
Our fight is not only for us but for all women and girls, the victim’s father Badri Singh Pandey said.
The victim's parents said they will continue their fight to ensure death penalty for the rest of the convicts who are currently lodged in Tihar jail.
The parents said the courts have failed them after the apex court on Monday dismissed a plea of DCW Chairperson Swati Maliwal against the release of the juvenile and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.
Six persons, including the juvenile, had brutally assaulted and raped a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus in south Delhi on December 16, 2012. The victim had died in a Singapore hospital on December 29, 2012.
Before meeting Azad, the victim’s parents participated in a candle light march at Jantar Mantar along with hundreds of youths and activists. Amid protests, the juvenile convict in the case was sent to an NGO in Delhi on Sunday.
The new bill seeks to treat juveniles between 16 to 18 years as adults for committing heinous crimes such as rape.The bill is expected to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha at 2pm on Tuesday.
Government assures parents of Delhi gangrape victim over Juvenile Justice Bill

Similar News

Gujarat flood toll rises to 28 in 3 days
Thalapathy Vijay voices opposition to NEET
Bi elections cantonment candidate celebrations
Foggy morning in Guntur on Wednesday