Minor Remanded as Adult, Andhra Pradesh High Court Orders Immediate Release and Imposes ₹10,000 Costs on SHO: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has strongly emphasized the importance of following the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 when dealing with a child alleged to have committed an offence. In Writ Petition No. 24721 of 2026, a Division Bench comprising Justice Ninala Jayasurya and Justice T.C.D. Sekhar held that the remand of the petitioner’s minor son was illegal because the authorities had treated him as an…
