Articles tagged with: Juvenile Justice Act 2000

Juvenile Justice Act 2015 now effective; regular trial for 16 year olds

With the Juvenile Justice Act of 2015 coming into force from Friday and allowing for lower culpable age of a juvenile, such accused can now be tried as adults for heinous crimes. The act - lowering culpable age from 18 years to 16 years - was passed in the winter session by the Rajya Sabha and recei...