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Bombay High Court Holds Juvenile Cannot File Anticipatory Bail Under Section 438 CrPC; Remedy Lies Under Juvenile Justice Act. The JJ Act is a complete code providing for bail provisions for children in conflict with law, and Section 438 CrPC is not available to them.

The case involved a reference to a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court to decide whether a juvenile in conflict with law can file an application f...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Petition to Quash FIR Against School Authorities Accused Under POCSO Act. Court Holds that Statutory Duty to Report Child Sexual Abuse Overrides Institutional Silence and Upholds Investigation for Failure to Report Under Section 21.

The judgment arises from a criminal petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, seeking to quash the FIR registe...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Juvenile Board's Decision to Try Older Juvenile as Adult in Murder Case — Section 15 of Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 Requires Individualized Assessment of Physical and Mental Capacity to Commit Offence.

The case involves two juveniles, aged 17.5 years and 16.5 years, accused of murdering a three-and-half-year-old child. The Juvenile Justice Board, aft...