(i) The accused along with eight other people hatched a conspiracy to snatch away the bag of cash of the deceased.
(ii) On 2nd August 1999, after closing the shop, the deceased- Rama Krishna Rao, was closing his shop and proceeding to his house, he was suddenly intercepted by the accused and demanded the bag of cash.
(iii) When the deceased tried to resist, the accused opened fire from the pistol at the deceased and snatched the bag and ran away. On being taken to the hospital, he was declared as brought dead.
(iv) The accused were charged under Section 120- B, Section 302 and 396 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959.
(v) The accused claimed that at the time of commission of the offence he was a juvenile under …show more content…
As per the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986, the age for a juvenile boy is 16 and girl is 18 years. The Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 states that a juvenile is under 18 years of age. The Supreme Court after considering the relevant evidence and section 2(k) that a person is said to be a juvenile in conflict with law if they have alleged to having committed an offence when they were under 18 years of age, held that the Petitioner was below 18 years under the 2000 …show more content…
The same applies to the case of juvenile delinquency. The only effective manner in which juvenile crime s can be reduced id to balance tough enforcement measures with targeted, effective and intervention initiatives. The need to treat the minors differently from the adults who have committed offence was in objective of the government of India since independence. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 is restorative in nature, rehabilitating the juvenile having committed an offence to come back to the main stream society. The Act is yet to be fully recognized by those who have been endowed with the responsibility of proper enforcement of the Act. The objective of the Juvenile Justice Act can be achieved only if there is a complete change in the mind set of the law enforcement agencies i.e. the Courts because the nature of the Act is not
(ii) On 2nd August 1999, after closing the shop, the deceased- Rama Krishna Rao, was closing his shop and proceeding to his house, he was suddenly intercepted by the accused and demanded the bag of cash.
(iii) When the deceased tried to resist, the accused opened fire from the pistol at the deceased and snatched the bag and ran away. On being taken to the hospital, he was declared as brought dead.
(iv) The accused were charged under Section 120- B, Section 302 and 396 of Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Section 25 of the Arms Act, 1959.
(v) The accused claimed that at the time of commission of the offence he was a juvenile under …show more content…
As per the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986, the age for a juvenile boy is 16 and girl is 18 years. The Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 states that a juvenile is under 18 years of age. The Supreme Court after considering the relevant evidence and section 2(k) that a person is said to be a juvenile in conflict with law if they have alleged to having committed an offence when they were under 18 years of age, held that the Petitioner was below 18 years under the 2000 …show more content…
The same applies to the case of juvenile delinquency. The only effective manner in which juvenile crime s can be reduced id to balance tough enforcement measures with targeted, effective and intervention initiatives. The need to treat the minors differently from the adults who have committed offence was in objective of the government of India since independence. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 is restorative in nature, rehabilitating the juvenile having committed an offence to come back to the main stream society. The Act is yet to be fully recognized by those who have been endowed with the responsibility of proper enforcement of the Act. The objective of the Juvenile Justice Act can be achieved only if there is a complete change in the mind set of the law enforcement agencies i.e. the Courts because the nature of the Act is not