Important Judgements from Supreme Courts

Important Notification

Important Judgments from the Delhi Juvenile Justice Board

Important Judgments from different High Courts

Important News on Juvenile Justice

Data and Information

Important Judgements from Supreme Courts

• Prajwala Letter Dated 18.2.2015 Videos Of Sexual Violence And Recommendations Smw (Crl.)No(S).3/2015
• Criminal Appeal No. 1820 Of 2017 (Arising Out Of Slp(Crl.)No.2172 Of 2014)
• Dr. Subramanian Swamy & ORS…… Supreme Court Judgment W.P. (Crl.) No.204 of 2013 
• Supreme Court Order Dated 25.02.2014 in NCPCR Selection Matter CIVIL APPEAL NO(s). 10960 OF 2013
• SC Order on Age 2012, S.L.P. (Crl.) No. 2411/2011
• SC Order on JJ Act and Adoption, WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO. 470 OF 2005

Important Notification

• Gazette Notification dated 24.03.14 amending The Commission for Protection of Child Rights Rules 2006

Important Judgments from the Delhi Juvenile Justice Board

• Thak thak giroh order
• Limitation in non serious offensive order JJB1
• Preventive action Order
• JJB warns Police officers of Criminal Action
• JJB order on use of fetters on children
• JJB order on Cruelty against Children in Observation Homes
• Departure from Criminal Justice System Order

Important Judgments from different High Courts

• Male child victim of sexual abuse is also entitled to victim compensation and the Special Court has power to grant compensation with no outer limit_The Minor Through Guardian Zareen vs. State
• Guidelines for Interviewing Child Witnesses_State vs. Sujeet Kumar
• In-charge of a child care institution can be appointed as Guardian ad Litem to represent a child victim's interest_Smt. Lavanya Anirudh Verma vs. State of NCT of Delhi
• Delhi High Court in a historic judgment holds that The Women and Children Institutions (Licensing) Act of 1956 ceased to hold ground since 1960, paving way for all child care institutions  to adhere to the Juvenile Justice Act 
• Delhi High Court Order Regarding Children in Tihar based on Reply to RTI application filed by HAQ
• Allahabad High Court_Children Home 6 4 12
• Allahabad High Court_PIL No 20737 of 2011
• Delhi High Court Order on Privacy and Confidentiality of Victim in Media
• Delhi High Court Order on framing of Guidelines for Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children in Schools and Other Educational Institutions

Important News on Juvenile Justice

• News of Arya Anathalaya Registration Matter
• Press Release – withdraw this anti-child amendment to our laws
• Juvenile Justice Act – makes children vulnerable

Data and Information

• Working with Children in Conflict with Law: Sharing Experience
• Tracing the Juvenile Justice Act and Important Orders
• Juvenile Justice Documenting Good Practices
• Trends in Treatment of Juveniles alleged of Serious Offences in Law Enforcement & Justice Delivery System
• Transcending Boundaries
• Root Causes of Juvenile Crimes: A Study by ECHO- Centre for Juvenile Justice Bangalore
• Understanding Juvenile Culpability of Juveniles in Conflict with Law: Developmental and Biological Perspectives
• Juvenile Justice : Beyond Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility
• Reimagining rehabilitation for juveniles  committing serious offences
• Juveniles and Amenability to Reform Experiences of a Social  Work Member (JJB)
• Press Note-National Consultation on on Juveniles and ‘Serious Crime’ under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000
• Juveniles alleged to have committed serious crime in Conflict Areas – Challenges and Recommendations
• Managing Institutions for Juveniles in Conflict with Law and Recommendations
• Biological perspectives in  Understanding juvenile culpability
• Cases of Kidnapping and Abduction of Children
• Crimes Against Children
• Delhi Police Juvenile Justice Unit Website
• Delhi Child Welfare Committees and Juvenile Justice Boards Contact Details
• List of National and State Commissions of India
• Juvenile Justice Newsletter published  by Juvenile Justice Board, New Delhi
• 'My GOD is a Juvenile Delinquent', written by Mr. Ruzbeh N. Bharucha
• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
• The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006
• Juvenile Justice Act Central Model Rules
• Dealing with Children in Conflict with Law- Q&A for Police
• HAQ's short paper on 'Children's Right to be Heard in Judicial Processes'
• Gujarat Juvenile Justice Rules 2011
• Probation Services are dead 
• We Must Stop Juvenile in Justice
• Juvenile Justice in India Policy and Implementation Dilemmas
• Court in the Act, A Regular Magazine for the Entire Youth Justice Community
• Court in the Act, A regular newsletter for the entire youth justice community
• Juvenile Justice in Different Countries Age of Criminal responsibility and Treatment of Juvenile Offenders
• Finally the Nirbhaya Fund gets put to some good use…