LEGISLATURE HAS STILL NOT LEARNT ANY LESSON FROM NIRBHAYA CASE: MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT DENIES BAIL TO RAPE ACCUSED JUVENILE "This Court really wonders as to how many more Nirbhaya’s sacrifices would be required to shake the conscious of the lawmakers of this Country, " the Court observed. The Madhya Pradesh High Court has called for more stringent laws to penalise juveniles who commit rape, noting that the present law is inadequate to deal with heinous offences committed by persons below the age of 16. The Court while declining the plea observed that despite committing a heinous offence, the petitioner would be tried as a juvenile only, because he is less than 16 years old as provided under Section 15 Act of 2015. It wondered how many more Nirbhayas would suffer before the legislature wakes up. "Apparently, the present law to deal with such cases is totally inadequate and ill equipped and this Court really wonders as to how many more Nirbhayas’ sacrifices would be required to shake the conscious of the lawmakers of this Country, " the Court observed. Reddy & Reddy Law Firm is renowned law firm in Pune, our litigation team is handling varied matters - Civil, Criminal, Commercial.