DCW chief Swati Maliwal on Friday sought intervention of the Chief Justice of India and the President against releasing of the juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape case, saying he must be kept in observation home until his reformation is ascertained.
Terming the Delhi HC’s refusal to stay the release of the juvenile as a “dark day” in the history of the country, Maliwal shot off letters to President, CJI TS Thakur and the Principal Magistrate of Juvenile Justice Board Murari Prasad Singh.
“In light of the particularly heinous nature of the crime executed by this boy, the DCW requests your Hon’ble self to kindly intervene in the matter and ensure that the boy be kept in the observation home at least until his mental frame of mind and reformation is properly ascertained,” she said in her letter. “If your Hon’ble self deems fit, a committee may be set up consisting of the DCW and the Delhi State legal Services Authority (DSlSA) with directions to create a team of the best counsellors from across the country to visit the boy at the home and assess the current mental state of the boy and the quality of reformation that he has undergone,” she said.