The State's detention of minor protesters with no criminal record constitutes an unconstitutional infringement of Articles 19, 21, and 22 of the Constitution, and must be prohibited as a matter of judicial principle.
Aaj ki debate ka motion hai: 'Detaining Minor Protesters Without Criminal Record Violates Fundamental Rights' — yeh ek bahut hi important constitutional sawaal hai jo juveniles ke liberty aur dignity ke adhikar ko seedha chhoota hai. Main Counsel Aarav se request karungi ki woh apna opening argument pesh karein aur is motion ke pehle pehlu ko court ke saamne rakhein.
My lord, main yeh firmly kehna chahta hoon ki jab ek minor — jis par koi criminal record nahi — sirf apni baat kehne ke liye sadak par nikalta hai, aur use bina proper grounds bataye, bina parents ko suchit kiye, aur bina 24-ghante mein Magistrate ke samne pesh kiye rok liya jaata hai, toh yeh Article 22 ka seedha ullan-ghan hai. Article 13 ke tahat aisi koi bhi karravahi — chahe woh police order ho ya administrative directive — void hai, kyunki woh fundamental rights se inconsistent hai. Aur JJ Act ka Section 8 bhi saaf kehta hai ki minor ko arrest karne ka adhikar sirf heinous offences mein hai — ek peaceful protest, mere lord, kisi bhi tariqi se heinous offence nahi hai.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 22; Constitution of India · Article 13; Juvenile Justice (Child care and protection) · Section 8
My lord, main is motion ka poora vipaksh karti hoon — kyunki yahan yeh maan liya gaya hai ki detention automatically 'violation' hai, jabki Constitution ka Article 22 khud ek structured safeguard deta hai jo har arrested person par laagu hota hai, minor ho ya adult. Aur isse bhi important baat — Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 ki Section 22 pehle se hi minors ko Chapter VIII CrPC ke proceedings se ek special, statutory shield deti hai, jo yeh sabit karta hai ki system ne minors ki suraksha sochi hai, ushe nazarandaaz nahi kiya. Toh paksh ki yeh kehna ki system mein koi protection hi nahi hai — yeh fundamentally galat hai, aur main is debate mein yahi sabit karungi.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 22; JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015 · Section 22
My lord, vipaksh kehta hai ki detention 'necessary' thi — lekin ke tahat JJ Act Section 8 seedha kehta hai ki apprehension ka adhikar SIRF heinous offence mein hai, petty ya serious offence mein agar child ke best interest mein zaroorat na ho to pakda nahi jaayega; aur jo minor protester hain jinpar koi criminal record nahi, unhe heinous offence ka accused bhi nahi keh sakte. Iske upar — Article 22 — guarantee karta hai ki grounds bataye jaayein, counsel milein, 24 ghante mein magistrate ke saamne pesh kiya jaaye; bina in safeguards ke detention seedha Article 22 ka ullanghan hai. Main maanta hoon ki — Article 13 — is baat ko aur pakka karta hai: jo bhi State action in fundamental rights ke khilaaf jaata hai, woh void hai — to aise detention orders ka koi legal teeka nahi hai.
Ref: Juvenile Justice (Child care and protection) · Section 8; Constitution of India · Article 22; Constitution of India · Article 13
My lord, paksh yeh kehta hai ki detaining minors ek valid law enforcement tool hai — lekin ka seedha command yeh hai ki koi bhi proceeding, koi bhi order, Code of Criminal Procedure ke Chapter VIII ke tahet ek child ke khilaf nahi chal sakta, chahe koi bhi preventive detention law kyun na ho. Aur ke safeguards — grounds of arrest, counsel, 24-hour magistrate production — ye sab zaroori hain, aur agar inhe follow nahi kiya gaya to ke under woh detention void hai to the extent of inconsistency. Isiliye main kehti hoon ki bina criminal record wale minor protesters ko detain karna sirf policy ki galti nahi — yeh Constitution ka seedha ullanghaghan hai, aur istife se badi zimmedari yeh hai ki is prakaar ki unconstitutional detention ka system hi khatam ho.
Ref: JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015 · Section 22; Constitution of India · Article 22; Constitution of India · Article 13
Is debate mein ek taraf ka kehna hai ki bina criminal record ke minor protesters ko detain karna Article 22 aur Article 13 ke tahat unke maulik adhikaron ka ull nghan hai — doosri taraf ka tark hai ki public order aur preventive detention ke provisions State ko yeh adhikar dete hain. Main dono pakshon ki dalilon ko sun kar ek balanced legal suggestion dungi, aur citizens se nivedan karungi ki woh is debate ko rate karen aur apni rai den.
Ref: Constitution of India · Article 22; Constitution of India · Article 13