INCREASING JUVENILE CRIMES IN DELHI
The cases
involving juveniles in the National Capital Territory of Delhi
have gone up from 329 in 1999 to 670 cases in the year 2000. During
the current year 2002 upto June 30, 2002, 316 cases involving
juveniles have been reported.
In the Juvenile
Justice Act, 2000, the age limit of juveniles has been extended
to 18 years.
Provisions already
exist under Section 15 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2000, for
counseling a juvenile who has committed an offence, his participation
in group counseling and similar activities, payment of fine by
him, his placement under the care of any fit person or fit institution
for good behaviour and in certain cases placement of a juvenile
under the supervision of a probation officer. It further provides
that in cases where a juvenile in conflict with law, has not been
of good behaviour, he could be ordered to be sent to a special
home.
