Sudhiksha Srivatsan, School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)
ABSTRACT
In view of children’s all-around development and children’s rights, the juvenile justice system is the most advanced and enlightened reformation system that has been implemented by society. Reforming the rebellious and caring for the unprotected children is the fundamental sentiment behind this system. The etymological term Juvenile means young person or any young person’s retaining the nature and characteristics of a child. The term Delinquency connotes failure to observe norms of society or omission of duty, involving with crime or doing any wrong. For our culture and our country’s future, juvenile delinquency poses a severe threat. However, this issue is too complexly layered for it to be attributed to a specific person or institution. Hence, accepting responsibility and working together to combat the issue is preferable to merely passing the buck. In order to shed light on the current status of the word Juvenile Justice in India, the author has relied on relevant Articles of the Constitution, case laws, and recent major legislations. Therefore, the focus of this research paper is to determine the definition of juvenile delinquency and identify what the types of juvenile delinquencies are, look into when a young criminal can be handled like an adult and under what circumstances juvenility can be claimed and identify possible remedies for juvenile delinquency. Furthermore, the author also aims to construct a critically analyzed comparative framework between the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection Act) of 2000 with the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection Act) of 2015.
Keywords: Children’s Rights, Juvenile, Delinquency, Justice.
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