#Juvenile Justice Act 2015

The court held Section 467 IPC carries a maximum seven-year sentence, classifying it as a 'serious offence' under the JJ Act 2015, not 'heinous'. This eliminates the need for a Section 15 preliminary assessment. The transfer of a 16-year-old to the Children's Court was quashed, restoring the JJB's trial jurisdiction. The ruling clarifies the offence classification threshold for juveniles aged 16-18.

Calcutta HC set aside the CWC’s finding that the newborn was abandoned and the parents incapacitated, ruling the committee ignored the procedural safeguards of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The judgment obliges all custody and adoption orders to meet JJ Act due-process, protecting biological parents.

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has upheld the demotion of a Station House Officer for gross supervisory negligence in detaining a 16-year-old juvenile without verifying his age or transferring him to a juvenile justice board, violating mandatory safeguards under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015. This ruling establishes that police officers bear direct accountability for procedural failures affecting juveniles - even when subordinates commit the immediate violations.

Rajasthan High Court grants interim bail to a juvenile accused under the NDPS Act for appearing in examinations, holding that educational rights may temper statutory bail restrictions even for commercial quantity offences. The ruling underscores the court's discretion to balance juvenile welfare with serious criminal allegations.