Rape sparks debate on juvenile crime
January 07, 2013  14:50
The involvement of a 17-year-old in the gang rape of a student who died last month has led to calls for the reduction of what constitutes a juvenile in India's legal system.While five adult suspects in the rape and murder face life imprisonment or the death penalty, the juvenile can only be jailed for a maximum three-year term under laws Indian pushed through in 2000. More
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