Category: Juvenile Justice
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Need to make the Juvenile Justice Act more Juvenile Friendly – Overcoming the Limitations (Part II)
In the first part (You can visit first part here), I pointed out areas of concern that need immediate reinforcements. So in order to see the incidence of juvenile delinquency, child abuse and neglect getting reduced over the coming years and society moving towards development and staying free from the thick black marks of this…
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The Need to make Juvenile Justice Act more Juvenile Friendly – Identifying the Areas of Concern (Part-I)
Introduction Children form the nation’s precious human resource. The future accomplishment of the nation depends on how its children perform and execute in present. The great poet Milton said, “Youth Shows the man as morning presentations the day”. The issue of effective Juvenile Justice System and juvenile delinquency is persistently at the rise in India.…
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Infancy and Criminal Liability: In light of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015
The criminal liability of infants is defined in Section 82 & 83 of the Indian Penal Code. The sections mandate that the acts committed by child without attaining sufficient maturity of understanding to judge the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion should not be considered an offence. With the same premise as…
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Juvenile delinquency
This article has been written by Neeti Rana. Neeti is a recent graduate from Law College, Uttaranchal University. Juvenile delinquency takes place in various forms and very in degree, frequency, duration and seriousness and involves different forms like drug addiction, sex offences, predatory acts etc. Delinquency like other social behaviour has complex roots.…
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