Hit and Run case: Minor to be tried as adult by applying new Juvenile Justice Act

Ashok KM

4 Jun 2016 6:55 PM IST

  • Hit and Run case: Minor to be tried as adult by applying new Juvenile Justice Act

    Terming a hit and run case which killed a marketing executive as “heinous”, the Juvenile Justice Board at New Delhi has held that a teenaged boy who is allegedly involved in the case, should to be tried as an Adult in a Trial Court, by applying the new Juvenile Justice Act.According to the newly introduced provisions of Juvenile Justice Act, juveniles between the ages of 16-18 years can...

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