Brushing aside the public outcry against his release, High court on Friday had said BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking stay on the release of juvenile convict cannot be allowed as the statutory and existing law was coming in its way.
The juvenile convict in the December 16 gangrape case was shifted from remand home to an undisclosed location on Saturday. The juvenile is scheduled to be released on Sunday as he has completed his 3 years jail term.
The convict, who is now 20 years old, has been sent to an undisclosed location amid concerns that there was threat to his life, and several agencies are keeping an eye on the matter, said a highly-placed source.
Brushing aside the public outcry against his release, Delhi High court on Friday had said BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking stay on the release of juvenile convict cannot be allowed as the statutory and existing law was coming in its way.
On Saturday, the victim's parents with several other activists was seen protesting outside the remand home.
“Having regard to the fact that the maximum stay that can be directed in the Special Home under Section 15(1) of the Act is three years and that the respondent No.1 (convict) would be completing the period of three years by December 20, 2015, there cannot be any direction to continue his stay in the Special Home beyond December 20, 2015. Hence, we decline to issue any direction as prayed by the petitioner,” a bench headed by Chief Justice G Rohini said.
"Crime has won and we have lost (jurm jeet gaya, hum haar gaye). Although we haven't seen him, nor met him, but despite all our efforts, a criminal will walk free," said a dejected Asha Devi, mother of the victim on Friday.
The mother, who waited for the order alongwith her husband Badri Singh Pandey, in the court, said, "Despite all our efforts for three years, our government and our courts have released a criminal.
"The assurance we were given was that we will get justice but that has not been delivered. We are very disappointed," she had said about the order of the Bench which also directed the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) to interact with the convict, his parents and concerned officials of Department of Women and Child Development regarding his "rehabilitation and social mainstreaming".
Delhi government has said it had submitted a rehabilitation plan for the juvenile convict in December 16 gangrape case.
The government said that as per the plan, a one-time financial grant of Rs 10,000 will be given to the youth and a sewing machine will be arranged for him so that he can rent a tailor shop.
The convict, who is now 21, is to release on December 20 after his three years stay in the observation home as part of the sentence for the offence of rape.
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