Harneet Singh, B.A. LL.B (Hons.), Presidency University, Bengaluru
ABSTRACT
Justice Leila Seth has quoted that “The most important things – justice, equality, liberty, secularism – these are concepts if you teach your child when six or seven, they keep for the rest of their lives. Children have to realise you have to share with others. It’s not just enough to make money.” The author of this article has concentrated on the Juvenile Justice System and their opinion on whether a juvenile must be tried as an adult after considering the facts of the case. It is essential to understand the history of the Juvenile Acts, which was enacted in the early 1800s with different other acts and with the latest amendment in 2015, known as Juvenile Justice Act. The author has cited various case laws from before and after the implementation of the 2015 legislation in which the offence was sufficiently severe that the juvenile was tried as an adult and also not, resulting in the juvenile being placed in a special home. It is also competent to understand the distinction between the sorts of offences committed by the juvenile, and the author has done so in detail, as well as analysed whether the juvenile should be prosecuted as an adult or not.
Keywords: Juvenile, Nirbhaya, Delinquency, Children, Murder, Rape
