Delhi gang rape: HC verdict on juvenile convict's release at 2.15 pm

With the high court expected to give its verdict on Friday over the release of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gang-rape case at 2.15 pm on Friday, parents of the victim expressed hope that the court would take a decision in favour of the society.

“If someone like him gets released, it clearly shows the helplessness of the government and the law of our country. We hope that the high court takes the decision in favour of the society because even the high court knows the suffering of my daughter,” Nirbahaya's mother told ANI.

“I have been reiterating that the juvenile shouldn't be released, he is not committed a fault, he has committed a crime,” she added.

Meanwhile, the victim’s father also hoped that high court would not release the juvenile.

“What we feel is that he should not be released, it won't be good if he gets released. But whatever the decision of high court be it would be for the betterment of society,” he said.

“The HC also knows that that juveniles like him are involved in rapes of minor girls,” he added.

Terming the juvenile convicted as an 'animal', Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy last week said it is dangerous to free such a convict and appealed to the courts to make certain provisions in the law to deal with such serious offences.

“The juvenile convict should be kept with wild animals for committing such heinous crime. It is dangerous to free such people. There are certain flaws in our law. The juvenile laws are applicable only for people committing crimes like stealing food or bicycle but this law is not applicable for such kind of heinous crimes. There is no provision in the law that if such juvenile accuse do not change in the three years, then what action needs to be taken,” Swamy said.

“According to the report of Indian Intelligence bureau, the juvenile accuse has turned into a jihadi. So, the court should interfere and make certain provisions in the law regarding this. The government should move court and seek to arrest the juvenile accused under National Security Act. I am going to court and the court will decide what needs to be done. Let us see how the court case goes,” he added.

Earlier, the mother of Nirbhaya, the gang-rape victim, took her name in public and said people who committed heinous crimes like rape should hang their heads in shame and not the victims or their families.

The 23-year-old paramedical student was sexually assaulted on the night of December 16 three years ago and died 13 days later in Singapore.