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JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION)ACT, 2015
Current Affair
- In 2016, a 17 year old murdered his 3 year old neighbor
- Mumbai city Juvenile Justice Board and Bombay High Court had differing opinion.
Juvenile Justice Act
- Amended in 2015- a provision allowed children in conflict with law to be tied as adults under certain circumstances.
- Defines child.
Why Amendment
- Proposed by MoWCD
- Backdrop of Delhi gang rape
- Increase in offences
- JS Verma Committee
Criteria under JJ Act
- Mental and physical capacity
- Ability to understand consequences
- Circumstances
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