The Juvenile Escape

The rape case that was the cynosure of the public had a 17 year old as a culprit . The culprit who had equal crimes to his account like the other five men but was separately tried in a Juvenile court. The reports suggested that he, along with driver Ram Singh, were involoved in the most barbarism According to The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act 2000 the accused can be kept at the reform home only until he turns 18. After that, the accused cannot be sent to jail. While the heinous crime committed by the “minor” deserves death penalty , law suggests him to be released within 6 months. Juvenile crime is a concern for many countries . The forcing of young kids to join gangs and exposing them violent acts have led to many male teenagers getting into brawls and a partner in heinous acts.It is a matter of concern how a child is to be treated who is proven guilty of atrocious acts. The problem with Indian law is that if there are certain laws to prove a person culprit , there are even more to save the person. Ultimately Parliament’s prerogative which law or amendment it wants to enact. But any citizen or media, has every right to lobby for any legal reform it feels essential. The complexity involved in the lowering the juvenile age is greater. The two principal justifications for granting legal concessions for punishment to an underage person includes that Firstly, the accused may not be mature enough to fully comprehend the gravity of the act done by him/her. Secondly, a juvenile accused is still vulnerable and has larger possibility than an grown-up to alter for the better.Lowering the age to consider a person a juvenile could be an option but again there could be chances of law being misused.A juvenile could be debilitated by the criminal minded people. Bogus certificates and records could be created enabling criminals to escape easily But it can surely refrain a teenager boy to fear from law and not simply committing crimes and getting away with them.. It was suggested by court that a psychological examination should be conducted in this case. This is to be undertaken by psychologists who will examine the accused juvenile. The ability to justify good or bad will be considered . Their ability to do analysis of situation should be taken into account and not the written documents.There is certainly a need of stringer laws to deal with the rising outrage among juvenile