Nirbhaya case: NHRC issues summons on juvenile's release

The Commission in a statement said it has directed them to submit the same by Dec 21 or personally appear before it to explain the reasons.

The Comission has asked Delhi Chief Secretary to inform whether any pre-release and post release plan as per Rule 17(3) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007 has been prepared in the case of the juvenile? If yes, copies of the same may be furnished to the Commission.

The Chief Secretary has also be directed to furnish a copy of the discharge order, if any, issued under Rule 17(10) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007.

"The Chief Secretary, Govt. of NCT of Delhi shall also inform whether the juvenile has been recently subjected to psychological/psychiatric assessment for assessing his mental health? If yes, a copy of the psychological assessment report shall be furnished," read a statement issued by the NHRC.

The Union Home Secretary has been asked by the Commission to inform the action, if any, taken on the representation submitted by the complainants to the Union Home Minister.

The parents of the victim had stated that the juvenile, who was largely responsible for the death of their daughter and was the most brutal among all the offenders, was supposed to be released sometime in December.

"They had submitted that such persons are threat to the life and liberty of the common man. There should be a mechanism to keep a strict check on them so that people are not subjected to any risk of being harmed. The laws dealing with women and children should be strengthened. The complainants had also stated that the rate of recidivism (committing crimes again) is fairly high," read the statement issued by the NHRC.

"The complainants had requested the Commission to recommend to the Government to prepare a plan to protect the citizens from such delinquent juveniles post their release and also to strengthen the extant laws on the subject. The complainants had also cited the SORNA (Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act) which operates in countries such as USA, Canada and others. They had stated that similar law should be made operational in India," it said.

"The complainants had also made a representation to the Union Home Minister on the same subject. A copy of the representation was submitted to the Commission along with the complaint," read the statement.

Meanwhile, the victim's mother Asha Devi on Wednesday revealed the name of her daughter and said: "My daughter's name is Jyoti Singh and I am not ashamed to name her.From today, everyone should know her as Jyoti Singh."

Addressing a public meeting here, the victim's mother said the offenders should be ashamed for their deeds and hide their names.

Three years have passed since on Dec 16, 2012, six people gangraped and brutalised the 23-year-old Delhi Braveheart or Nirbhaya with an iron rod on a moving bus in New Delhi. The victim succumbed to her injuries at a Singapore hospital on Dec 29.

The incident triggered nationwide outrage against rising cases of crime against women in India with people pouring into the streets of New Delhi for days and demanding a change of law and strict punishment of the accused.