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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) was set up in March 2007 under the

Commission for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, an Act of Parliament (December 2005). The
Commission's Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms
are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also
the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Child is defined as a person in the 0 to 18 years age
group.

The Commission visualises a rights-based perspective flowing into National Policies and Programmes,
along with nuanced responses at the State, District and Block levels, taking care of specificities and
strengths of each region. In order to touch every child, it seeks a deeper penetration to communities
and households and expects that the ground experiences gathered at the field are taken into
consideration by all the authorities at the higher level. Thus the Commission sees an indispensable role
for the State, sound institution-building processes, respect for decentralization at the local bodies and
community level and larger societal concern for children and their well-being.

Activities

Last Updated On: 23/11/2015

In order to attain the Commission's Mandate of ensuring that each and every child has an access to all
entitlements and enjoys all her rights, the Commission's focus is on the following tasks:

The first is to build public awareness and create a moral force in the country to stand by
children and protect their rights. A National Conscience has to be generated that captures the
imagination of each citizen to take pride in the nation because it takes care of all its children.
Armed with this kind of a mood the Commission's task is to look at the gaps in the policy
framework and the legal framework and make recommendations to see that rights-based
perspective is adhered to by the Government, while it makes its policies.
Thirdly, the task of the Commission is to take up specific complaints that come up before it for
redressal of grievances and also take up suo moto cases, summon the violators of child rights,
get them presented before the Commission and recommend to the Government or the
Judiciary, action based on an inquiry.
Finally, the role of the Commission is in arming itself with proper research and documentation.
The legitimacy and credibility to what the Commission says and does is based on solid
research and data. Though everyone in the country knows that the predicament of the
majority of children in our country is vulnerable and that children are not treated well, this has
to be substantiated by information; it cannot just be an emotional argument.

The above tasks are to be rendered in a manner that the child is regarded as an individual with a
character and mind of her own, not to be patronized in a relationship of benefactor and beneficiary.
There is no favour to the child, it is the duty of the State to fulfill its obligations and the duty of society
to create the environment where the child is in the centre of all decisions pertaining to the child. The
Commission is of the opinion that in addressing the child, there is a focus on rendering dignity to the
child, who is at the moment most vulnerable in society.

The Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case was a kidnapping and murder crime in New
Delhi in 1978.[1] It involved the kidnapping and the subsequent murder of siblings, Geeta and Sanjay,
by Kuljeet Singh (alias Ranga Khus) and Jasbir Singh (alias Billa). The children were kidnapped
for ransom but on learning their father was a naval officer, both were killed. Geeta was allegedly
raped before being murdered, but forensic evidence could not confirm it. The kidnappers had initially
admitted to raping her but later retracted the statement. The two kidnappers were convicted
and sentenced to death. The execution was carried out in 1982

Trial[edit]
Confessions[edit]
On 22 September, Ranga made a voluntary confession which was recorded by a metropolitan
magistrate, but the statement was later retracted by him on 20 November. On 19 October, Billa gave
a similar confession, but later retracted it on 27 October. The confession were later to held to be
independent as they had been kept in non-adjoining cells.[3]

Evidences[edit]
The hair found in the car and on the body of the boy matched that of Ranga. His fingerprint were
found in the car. The bloodstains on his shirt belonged to blood group AB, which was the blood
group of the siblings. Billa's hair was found on the body of the girl, and blood matching his blood
group A was found in the car. Blood of group AB was found on his clothes. The signature at the
Willingdon Hospital matched that of Billa. The skiagrams of the skulls also matched.[3]

Defence and alibi[edit]


They both pleaded not guilty. Billa claimed that he was in Bombay from 25 August to 1 September.
He said he had acquired the head wound while trying to steal a car in Agripada, Bombay. Billa
claimed he was forced to make a false confession. He said he was wanted by the Bombay police for
various false cases, so he had fled to Delhi with Ranga. They had come to Delhi on 15 August. On
18 August, they went to Panipat where Ranga's sister lived. On 25 August, left for Bombay. On 28,
he got his head wound. On 31 August, he left for Delhi, where he was informed by Ranga that they
were wanted for the murders. They then to hide out in Delhi. They were trying to escape to Madras
via Delhi when they were caught by the army-men. He claimed to have been tortured by the police to
make the confession. Ranga said that the kirpan was planted on him and that when his clothes were
taken from him they had no bloodstains. They also produced witnesses to establish Billa's alibi.[3]

Witnesses[edit]
Two doctors from the Willingdon Hospital who examined Billa on the night of 26 August could not
positively identify him. The radiographer opined that the original skiagraph of that man matched with
the recent skiagraph of Billa's. Sub-inspector Chander could positively identify the two. Sohan Lal, a
landlord in Majlis Park, identified and said that they had rented a room from him on 24 August and
stayed there till 31 August. He said that he had seen a bandage on Billa's head on 27 August.
Another witness, Parkash, the proprietor of hotel in Fatehpur said that he had given the two a room
from 16 August to 23 August. Anil Kumar Gupta, who worked in a guest house near Gali Telian in
Delhi, said he had given them a room from 31 August to 2 September. Susheel Kumar, a parking
attendant, had charged them for parking at Buddha Jayanti Park. He had noticed a boy and girl in
the rear. Avdesh Singh Sharma, a physician from Agra, said he had removed Billa's stitches on 4
September, but Billa had left without paying him.[3]

Verdict and sentence[edit]


It was established by the court that the duo had come come to Delhi to escape the Bombay police.
They arrived in Delhi on 16 August. They lived in various places under false names. They had two
ceremonial kirpans, one small and a large, and gotten them sharpened elsewhere. Billa was
proficient in stealing cars and had gotten fake number plates painted. He had stolen a Fiat from
outside the Ashoka Hotel. They rented a room in Majlis Park, and paid for two months in advance.
They picked the children sometime between 6:30 and 6:40 pm. The boy received a wound on his
shoulder. At 7:30 pm, the car was parked near the Buddha Jayanti Park. Ranga bought two ice
cream and three Campa Colas. The boy's autopsy established that he had eaten milk product before
death. At 9:30 pm, the children were murdered in the woods near the Upper Ridge Road, Delhi. The
girl's body was found with her brassiere and panties missing. On 30 August, Ranga abandoned the
car in Majlis Park, a few streets away from where they were living. On 31 August, after the police
found the car, the duo left even though they had paid two months in advance.[3]

Events as established from confessions[edit]

Although, the confessions were considered in the sentencing, they were noted to have certain
relevant details. According to Ranga's retracted statement, Ranga was initially a truck driver and
later a taxi driver. He was introduced to Billa by one Sham Singh in Bombay. The duo had
kidnapped a kid in Bombay using Ranga's taxi. But Ranga had later release the kid after keeping
him at his house for sometime. Sham told him Billa was a well known criminal who had killed
two Arab men. Soon afterwards, Sham was arrested. The duo fearing that Sham would reveal their
ties to the police. The two fled to Surat in the car, with another person. There they left the car and
took bus to Ahmedabad. They then took a train to Delhi. On 17 August, they stole a car but
abandoned it because it was not in good condition. On 18 August, Ranga went to Panipat to meet
his sister for Raksha Bandhan. On 19 August, they stole another car and changed its plates but
abandoned it after finding it had bad acceleration. On the day, stole the car used in the crime from
Ashoka Hotel and changed its plates. On 23 August, Billa threaten to kill Jugal and another person
Kewal. On 24 August, they rented the house in Majlis Park. They decided that they would kidnap a
couple the next day, then force them to take them to their house and rob it, but they found no victims
while roaming in their car.[3]

On 26 August, after roaming all day, they found the siblings and thought them to be some rich
family. They offered them a lift and children accepted. The children were talking inEnglish. Billa had
already loosened the inner door handles, he then pulled them out. The children began quarreling
with Billa, who then tried to frighten the children with the small kirpan. The boy tried to snatch the
kirpan but was injured. The victims in the struggle managed to stall the car. At one point, Ranga saw
a Sikh man following them. He suggested dropping the kids off and fleeing. But, Billa refused. They
then parked the car in Buddha Jayanti Park. The boy asked for water, but was offered cola. He
refused but accepted the ice cream on the girl's suggestion. The boy was bought another ice-cream.
They changed the car number to DHI 280. The children were asked about their parents, they replied
their father was a naval officer. Ranga suggested the kids should be left off, as the father probably
did not have much money and might try to fight them. Billa told the children that the girl would used
in a robbery in which she would stop a jeweler's car, coming from Palam airport, asking for lift. After
that they would be let go. They drove onto a untarred road and then took the boy about
100 yards away from the vehicle. Ranga was forced by Billa to attack the boy with longer kirpan,
about 3 feet long. After one blow Ranga was unable to continue, Billa snatched the kirpan and
repeatedly struck the boy. The boy died. While, Ranga cleaned the blade. Billa raped the girl. Then
Ranga was asked to raped the girl by Billa, which he complied with. When the girl was being raped
again, she picked the kirpan and sturck Billa's head. The girl ran toward the road, but Ranga caught
her. They made her dress up and told her they were taking her back to her brother nearby. While,
she was walking ahead, Billa attacked her from behind and killed her. They washed the car to
remove most of the blood. On 28 August, Billa left for Bombay by train. On 30 August, Ranga found
that some personnel of Bombay police were in Delhi. He changed plates and parked the car few
lanes away from his rented place. On 31 August, he saw the police had found the car. Billa returned
the same day. They left for Agra on 31 August.[3]

Billa's version of the event varied slightly. According to him, they had given the boy Mandrax tablets
to dull his pain from the cuts he received in the scuffle. Billa claimed that the rape of the girl was
Ranga's idea. They drove to a deserted place. Ranga took the boy away and Billa raped the girl.
Ranga returned alone and raped her. The girl asked about her brother and got suspicious. She
attacked Billa with the sword. Ranga snatched the sword away and killed her. Ranga then told Billa
he had also killed the boy. They then dumped the girl in the bushes and drove away.[3]

Sentencing[edit]

The duo, Kuljeet Singh (alias Ranga Kush) and Jasbir Singh (alias Billa) were convicted and
sentenced to death under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code, read with Section 34
(common intention), by an additional sessions judge in Delhi. They were also convicted for various
crimes under Section 363 (kidnapping), 365 (kidnapping with unlawful confinement), 366 (kidnapping
a woman with intention of sexual intercourse) and 367 (kidnapping with intention to cause hurt), read
with Section 34.[4]

Appeals[edit]

The convicted challenged the death sentence verdict in the Delhi High Court. The High Court upheld
the judgement on 16 November 1979. The convicts then petition under Article 136 in the Supreme
Court of India, which was turned down. They then petitioned the President of India to use the
clemency powers vested in him under Article 72 of theConstitution. The President turned down the
petition without citing reason. They then petitioned the Supreme Court again arguing that the
President should use his clemency powers fairly. On 21 April 1981, the Supreme Court upheld the
death sentences. These petitions had further delayed their death sentences.[4][7][8][9][3] The trials took
about 4 years in all to complete.[5]

Death row interviews and execution[edit]

Following the judgement, some journalists petitioned the Tihar jail that they be allowed to interview
the death row convicts. But, the jail authorities rejected the petition on the grounds that their Jail
Manual allowed interviews only with relatives, friends and legal advisers.[10] Journalist Prabha Dutt
decided to challenge the rejection of interview requests in court.[11]

On 7 November 1981, the Supreme Court of India decided that the convicts should allowed to be
interviewed by some journalists, if they are willing to give interviews.[12][13] The journalists were
granted permission to interview them together, for an hour and to submit to search before enter the
prison.[10] The judgement is considered a landmark in Indian law.[11]

On 30 January 1982, five reporters, among them: Prabha Dutt of Hindustan Times, Prakash Patra
of The National Herald, and Usha Rai of The Times of India, were allowed to conduct the interview.
The only convict interviewed was Jasbir Singh alias Billa, who insisted that he was innocent. Ranga
refused to be interviewed.[14]
Both were then hanged on 31 January 1982.[14] Billa was quiet, but Ranga resisted going to the
gallows.[2] Their bodies were not claimed by any of their relatives.[15]

Aftermath[edit]

The Kirti Chakra was awarded to the children on 5 April 1981. In 1978, the Indian Council for Child
Welfare instituted two bravery awards for children under the age of 16, theSanjay Chopra Award and
the Geeta Chopra Award, given each year along with the National Bravery Award.[2][16]
Abstract

I am going to file a petition in district court of tiruchirapalli to cancel


the bail which was given to Manigandan, who were accused in a
kidnapping case which was held in Tiruchirapalli. The boy who was
kidnapped was 2 and half years s\o Shahinsha and Aneesa residing at
Thennur Tiruchirapalli. Fir was filed against three accused numbered
500\2014 on Thillai nagar police station by Sub-Inspector of Thillai
nagar police station. First Manigandan one of the accused applied for
bail, first it has been dismissed on 5th December of 2014 then he
reapplied for bail and he got condition bail on 17th December of 2014

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