Juvenile Justice Act, Punjab & Haryana High Court Rules: ‘Proceedings Against a Child Infringing the Law May Not Be Joint with an Adult Accused’

According to a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court judgement, "juvenile in confrontation with the law alongside an adult" cannot be tried in court. According to the bench, Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj stated that the Juvenile Justice Board rather than the Magistrate Court…