Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF 2021 = 7.380, www.srjis.com PEER REVIEWED & REFEREED JOURNAL, NOV-DEC, 2022, VOL- 10/74
JUVENILE JUSTICE IN INDIA: AN ANALYSIS ON INCREASE IN NUMBER OF JUVENILE
OFFENDERS
WITH
RESPECT
TO
TECHNOLOGICAL
ADVANCEMENT Shivangi Sharma Ph.D. (Law) scholar of Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU), Bhopal
Paper Received On: 25 NOV 2022 Peer Reviewed On: 30 NOV 2022 Published On: 1 DEC 2022 Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
Introduction Children are the backbone of any society. They are the Nation’s future and pride. Juvenile are the children below 18 years of age or who hasn’t completed the age of 18 years. What is more shocking about the juvenile is the share of crime which they are contributing in total offences. Juvenile offenders are the children who has committed crime, We generally considered them as an offender rather than criminals. According to Indian penal Code,1860 the children upto the age of 7 are considered as incapable of framing intent and the children between the age of 7-12 are also considered as incapable of developing intent unless it could be shown by his maturity and understanding that he was aware of the consequences of his actions.. The Juvenile Justice System in India originated during the British rule and was the direct consequence of western ideas and developments in the field of prison reforms and juvenile justice. The juvenile court established under the Madras Children Act,1920 was not different from that under the English Children Act,1908. But subsequent Children Acts dispensed with the presence of lawyers on the lines of the parens patriae model of the American juvenile courts. The juvenile welfare boards, adopted by the Scandinavian countries became an integral part of the legislations dealing with delinquent and neglected children since 1960.1 1
History and Devlopment of Juvenile Justice Delivery System, Shodhganga (November 21, 2022, 1:00 p.m.), http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/7809/10/10_chapter%203.pdf
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