The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 comes into force

Posted by OneLawStreet on 4 January 2016 in Litigation, arbitration & dispute resolution

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has come into force on January 1, 2016 after the President of India gave his assent to the bill on December 31, 2015.

The 2015 Act repeals and replaces the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. It provides to treat juveniles aged between 16 and 18 as adults if they are charged for commission of heinous crimes, a new legal position which has been criticised by the child rights activists.

The objects and reasons of the new Act states:

AND WHEREAS, it is expedient to re-enact the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to make comprehensive provisions for children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection, taking into consideration the standards prescribed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice, 1985 (the Beijing Rules), the United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty (1990), he Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993), and other related international instruments.

Mohit Singh

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Comments

Neeraj Kumar (Advocate) 5 Jan 2016, 08:03

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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 was much needed in our country, after the horrific "Nirbhaya" incident. The said incident will always be a black day in the history of Delhi and would not fade in many years to come. The new Act would not prevent such crimes but definitely it would act as deterrent to the Juveniles who indulge or intent to indulge in such heinous crimes. This Act ought to have come much earlier, but as we all know our political system is so mean that it wont let things happen smoothly. I was browsing net and also visited a site lawgupshup.com which was discussing the same news.

Nirmit Gogia 8 Jan 2016, 19:23

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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 comes has not come into force as yet.

Section 1(3) of the act says ''It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint."

The notification in the Gazette hasnt come yet.

OneLawStreet 10 Jan 2016, 17:18

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@Nirmit Gogia
Please check the pdf link given above. Act has already been notified in the Gazette of India on January 1, 2016.

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