Bombay High Court Upholds Rights of Juvenile Offender; Directs Production Before Judicial Officer Holding Charge. Medical Report Disclosing Juvenility Not Acted Upon, Leading to Violation of Juvenile Justice Act, 2000; Investigating Agency's Primary Obligation Affirmed.
6 May 2005The petitioner, a juvenile offender, was arrested on 23 April 2004 and remanded to judicial custody. A charge-sheet was filed on 5 May 2004, but the p...
