juvenile justice act

The kinship foster care programme covers only 887 kids while there are an estimated 22,441 destitute children across the state.

Rs 25,000 fine, three years jail in the offing.

The boy had slipped into coma after being allegedly subjected to torture by his mother for being 'disobedient', police had said on Thursday.

Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja said the government would bear all expenses of the child's treatment.

Police booked three cases against the employers under the Juvenile Justice Act and Child Labour Act.

The minister noted that large number of children were coming to Sabarimala temple with their parents as part of pilgrimage.

Doctors found out she was seven months pregnant.

The incident came to light when some of the girls while speaking to the media had recently accused the home in-charge, the police said.

The victims, in the age group of 9 to 10 years, were allegedly ragged and their private parts tied with ‘manja’ (string) by the accused.

The couple used to scold and threaten the child earlier but the level of violence increased of late, said Narayanguda inspector.

More dangerously, hardened juveniles, involved in heinous crimes are lodged with runaways and offenders of minor crimes like theft.

Justice Madan B Lokur said juvenile convicts cannot be handed down to capital punishment in every case pertaining to heinous crimes.

Jose Maveli, director of Janaseva Sisubhavan at Aluva and an employee were also arrested for allegedly covering up the sexual assault.

The parents said that it was inhumane on the part of the school administration which punished students so brutally.

Accused, Shiva Goud, picked up an argument with his wife and in a fit of rage, he flung his son at an auto-rickshaw standing near his house.

The two, having four kids including the abandoned two-day-old infant, were traced from Wadakkancherry, police added.

The High Court on Monday took up a suo motu case and ordered notices to the government and authorities concerned.

Madras HC has initiated suo motu proceedings on effective implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Any delay in filling up the positions might adversely impact on children and this should be avoided, the bench said.

One year jail term, Rs 1 lakh fine for non-registered CCIs.