Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 bare act provisions for llb exams. The juvenile justice act of 2000 was amended in 2015 with a provision allowing for children in conflict with law ccl to be tried as adults under certain circumstances. Gk, general studies, optional notes for upsc, ias, banking, civil services. The juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000 and the juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 the paper aims to draw a comparison between the incumbent law on juvenile delinquency and the law it recently overruled, to analyse the effectiveness of the present law in comparison to the previous one. It replaced the indian juvenile delinquency law, juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000, and allows for juveniles in conflict with law in the age group of 1618. A section of the legal fraternity in the city has taken a dim view of the amendments to the juvenile justice act to treat juveniles aged between 16 and 18 as adults for heinous crimes.
An act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social reintegration, by. The juvenile justice care and protection of children. Amendment act, 20, juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015. The involvement of a minor in such a heinous crime of rape forced the indian legislation to introduce a new law and thus, indian parliament came up with the juvenile justice care and protection, 2015 which is the new law. The act defines a child as someone who is under age 18. Maneka gandhi, the union minister of women and child development, released draft model rules under the juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015, on. The juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 act no. The act provides for a special approach towards the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency and provides a framework for the protection, treatment and rehabilitation of children in the purview of the juvenile justice system. Juvenile justice act 2015 care and protection of children. Living conditions in institutions for children in conflict with law. It also lays down the penalties for cruelty against a child, offering a narcotic substance to a. General principles to be followed in administration of act chapter iii juvenile.
Table 1 displays the title ii general provisions for the department of justice contained in the fy 2016 presidents budget. It aims to replace the existing indian juvenile delinquency law, juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000, so that juveniles in conflict with law in the age group of 1618, involved in heinous offences, can be tried as adults. Please rate it to support regular updates and give us your honest feedback. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 has been passed by parliament of india amidst intense controversy, debate and protest on many of its provisions by child rights fraternity. State child protection society and district child protection unit. The union minister of women and child development, maneka gandhi released the draft model rules under the juvenile justice care and.
The juvenile justice care and protection of children act 2015 has come into force on january 15, 2016. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act 2015. All about juvenile justice act, 2015 care and protection. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 arrangement of sections section page chapter i preliminary 1. Ppt juvenile justice act 2015 powerpoint presentation. The fy 2016 language is compared below to the fy 2015 enacted title ii general provisions p. Rajya sabha has passed the juvenile justice bill 2014 after the post of many people in the case of nirbhaya where. In this video, i have covered juvenile justice act from point of. Recently a juvenile who was accused of committing two murders was sent to the juvenile justice board in order to determine whether he should be treated as an adult or not. Juvenile justice act an overview and new challenges to it. Definitions 8 chapter ii general principles of care and protection of children 3. Act is of the opinion that the person alleged to have committed the offence and brought before him is a child, he shall, without any delay, record such opinion and. The relevant features of the juvenile justice care and. For a ccl, age on the date of the offence is the basis for determining whether he or she was a child or an adult.
The aim to amend the juvenile justice act, 2000 into juvenile justice act,2015 is to replace the existing indian juvenile delinquency law, juvenile justice care and protection of children act,2000. Provision juvenile justice act 2000 juvenile justice act 2015 treatment of juveniles all children under the age of 18 years treated equally. Be it enacted by parliament in the sixtysixth year of the republic of india as follows. All about juvenile justice act, 2015 care and protection of children bykavisha gupta download pdf introductionthe jj act, 2015 accommodates reinforced arrangements for the two youngsters needing consideration and insurance and kids in strife with law. Pdf the aim of this article is to look into the provisions of the newly amended juvenile justice act. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 has been passed by parliament of india. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 pdf. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act. An act to consolidate and amend the law relating to juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection, by providing for proper care, protection and. The juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 this is a offline app in very small size very fast user friendly jj act 2015 is a good app for those are students in law classes like l. In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to subsection 1 of section 110 of the juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 2 of 2016, the central government. The present enactment, the juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 is the act of parliament which was enacted by it in the 66th year of the republic of india, and it was given assent by the president of india on 31st day of december, 2015. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000 act objective.
Draft model rules under juvenile justice act, 2015 released. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015. It replaced the indian juvenile delinquency law, juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000, and allows for juveniles in conflict with law in the age group. An act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through. The new act has attracted a lot of criticism from various sources for reducing the age of juveniles from 18 to 16 years with respect to heinous crimes. The juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000 is the primary legal framework for juvenile justice in india. The juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 with special provisions to tackle child offenders in the age group of 1618 years committing heinous offences, came into force. Amendment to juvenile justice act criticised the hindu. Firstly, the minor accused of age more than sixteen should present before the juvenile justice board and then the board will decide whether to send the juvenile for trial as an adult or to send an accused to the rehabilitation center.
Ministry of women and child development notification new delhi, the 21 st september, 2016 g. The juvenile justice care and protection act, 2015 hereinafter referred to as the act seeks to replace the act of 2000. In this act, unless the context otherwise requires, 1. Full text containing the act, juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015, with all the sections, schedules, short title, enactment date, and footnotes. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000. Maximum penalty for juvenile in conflict with law is three years. Juvenile justice act blogs, comments and archive news on. Being an act, as authorised by section 172 establishment of other courts of. Child welfare police officer and special juvenile police unit. This is an important act regarding the safety and protection of children in india. Juveniles aged between 1618 years committing serious or heinous offences could be tried as adults. An act to establish a criminal justice process for children accused of.
This act was passed by lok sabha on 7th may 2015 and passed by rajya sabha on 22th december 2015 and finally came into force from 15th january 2016. Amendments to the juvenile justice act, 2015 the delhi gang rape case have triggered many major changes in the criminal system of india. Short title, extent, commencement and application 8 2. Juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 click here to download complete act pdf juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015. Definitions in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, 1 this act may be called the juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000. The act will replace juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2000. The other major changes in the juvenile justice act 2015 are. Draft model rules for juvenile justice act released. Act means the juvenile justice care and protection of children act, 2015 ii. There shall be no discrimination against a child on any grounds including sex. Juvenile justice act latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Pdf juvenile justice care and protection of children. The juvenile justice care and protection of children act.
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