Juvenile Justice Board Archives

Pat HC | Decision of Juvenile Justice Board to take note of radiological, dental and physical examination while deciphering the petitioner’s age, upheld

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. dismissed the revision application as the order of the Juvenile Justice Board needed no interference. The

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Kar HC | Sessions Court has absolutely no power to pass an order under S. 15 of JJ Act; Statutory power vested with JJ Board

Karnataka High Court: K.N. Phaneendra, J. while allowing the present appeal against the order of the II Additional District and Sessions Judge

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Del HC | S. 19(1) of JJ Act held mandatory; however, non-compliance by Children’s Court held curable irregularity

Delhi High Court: Sanjeev Sachdeva, J. declined to quash criminal proceedings pending against the petitioner even while holding that Section 19(1) of the

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HP HC | Order passed by a Magistrate presiding over Juvenile Justice Board, when the Board does not meet composition criteria prescribed in JJ Act, is null and void

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J. allowed a criminal revision petition filed by the State assailing the Judgment passed by Principal

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Del HC | JJ Board not bound by expert opinion in preliminary assessment, may disagree with the report and not treat CCL as adult

Delhi High Court: Chander Shekhar, J. refused to interfere with the order of the Juvenile Justice Board whereby it had directed that the two