Unsatisfied with juvenile's punishment: Delhi Lt Governor

Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung on Tuesday said he was unsatisfied with the punishment given to the juvenile in the Dec 16, 2012 Delhi gang rape case.

Jung said there was a need to revisit the relevant law.

The juvenile involved in the gang rape of a 23-year-old paramedical student was sentenced to three years in a reform home by the Juvenile Justice Board, as he was a minor at the time of committing the crime.

'I am a little unsatisfied with the quantum of punishment that the juveniles has got. The idea of law fundamentally is that the people should get a sense of justice and if people do not get a sense of justice by the implementation of law, then the law needs to be looked at,' the Lt. Governor told reporters here.

The maximum punishment that can be given under the Juvenile Justice Act in India is three years.

'I agree with the lowering of the age of juvenile to 16 from 18, as the kids these days grow faster,' Jung said.

He said the country must focus on fast track courts to dispense fast justice, and that he would work to make the capital safe for girls.

The punishment given by the board has been criticised and protested by people, as the juvenile was said to be the most brutal of the six accused in the gang rape.

Delhi Gang Rape Timeline

Dec 16: A 23-year-old physiotherapy student is brutally raped in a bus in Delhi. Victim admitted to Safdarjung Hospital by the police.

Dec 17: Bus driver Ram Singh and two others arrested.

Dec 18: Public sentiment boils over leading to huge demonstrations as protesters clash with police at various places. Fourth accused arrested.

Dec 19: Doctors treating the girl comment about her unstable condition though she manages to communicate with docs by writing.

Dec 20: Students of various universities protest outside CM Sheila Dixit s residence

Dec 21: The fifth accused, a juvenile is arrested and one of the culprits is identified by the victim s male friend in Tihar. Delhi Police starts search operation in Haryana and Bihar for another accused. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital chairman offers victim free intestinal transplant, an offer which is considered a publicity stunt by many since the victim s not stable enough for one

Dec 23: Delhi High Court sets up fast track court

Dec 24: PM Manmohan Singh requests people to keep calm and suffers a major faux paus as he s heard off-camera asking people Thik Hai?

Dec 26: Government decides to fly victim to Singapore for further treatment which raises questions about whether she would survive the journey and why she wasn t taken to a better facility in Delhi like AIIMS which is just around the corner.

Dec 27: She s airlifted to Singapore

Dec 29: She succumbs to her injuries at 4:45 AM

Dec 30: Her body is flown back to Delhi

Jan 1: Special task-force to deal with women s safety in Delhi icreated

Jan 3: A case of rape, murder, kidnapping, destruction of evidence, and attempted murder on the male victim is filed against all the five accused in the case.

Jan 5: Her friend gives an interview to Zee News which documents their ordeal including public and police apathy to their plight

Jan 9: The accused demand legal representation; lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma fights their case

Jan 10: Sharma declares victims were responsible for their predicament.

Jan 28: The Juvenile Justice Board declares that one of the six accused is a minor despite no strong evidence to suggest it. Age-testing is ruled out.

Feb 3: The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013, with suggestions from the Verma Committee Report introduced.

Feb 5: The trial starts

March 11: The main accused, Ram Singh is found hanging in his jail cell that he shared with two other accused.

April 4: One of the accused claims Tihar guards harassing him

April 11: Vinay s counsel claims two of the accused were not present on the bus

May 1: Defence harasses male friend by claiming he s a womaniser

May 10: Vinay and Akshay s advocate AP Singh asks for male friend to undergo polygraph test

June 4: Juvenile accused turns 18 according to school certificate

July 11: Juvenile board defers judgement till July 25 to decide whether to try the minor in the case as an adult or a minor.

July 18: Supreme Court refuses to reduce the juvenile age to 16

August 31: Juvenile Justice Board finds youth guilty of rape and murder, sends him to juvenile reform house for three years.

Also read: Delhi gang rape: Juvenile court to announce verdict today

Source: IANS