Juvenile board orders teen to be tried as adult

JJB Presiding Officer Arul Verma rejected the submission of the counsel for the boy, whose age was assessed to be 17 years, that it was consensual relationship between him and the girl, saying there was not an iota of evidence. “The prosecutrix has taken a consistent stand with respect to the factum of rape by the child in conflict with law (CCL). The injuries on the body of the victim further substantiate this version,” the board said. 

“A perusal of the statements of the victim also reveal that the CCL meticulously and in a planned manner, committed the alleged offence. From picking her from school on a bike, then taking her in a car, purchasing alcohol, going to a flat are the sequence of events,” it said. “This board under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, is of the considered view that there is a need for trial of the CCL as an adult and thus the trial of the present case is hereby transferred to the designated Children’s Court having jurisdiction to try such offences,” the JJB said, directing that the accused be produced there on August 23.