The NDA government on Wednesday moved closer to amending an act which will empower the Juvenile Justice Board to decide on whether a juvenile in the age group of 16-18 years involved in heinous crimes such as rape is to be sent to an observation home or tried in a regular court.
The Women and Child Development Ministry on Wednesday sent the final draft of a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to the Cabinet Secretariat.
The note, approved by the Law Ministry, is likely to come up for Cabinet’s approval shortly. Sources said it was not listed in Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting.
The changes in the law come against the backdrop of outrage over the conviction of a minor in the Delhi gang-rape case of December, 2012.
He was tried in a juvenile court last year and sentenced to three years in a reform home.
The Women and Child Development Ministry on Wednesday sent the final draft of a bill to amend the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to the Cabinet Secretariat.
The note, approved by the Law Ministry, is likely to come up for Cabinet’s approval shortly. Sources said it was not listed in Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting.
The changes in the law come against the backdrop of outrage over the conviction of a minor in the Delhi gang-rape case of December, 2012.
He was tried in a juvenile court last year and sentenced to three years in a reform home.