Section 94 JJ Act

Care leavers and JJ Act reforms
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The Rajasthan High Court expressed concern over the systemic deficiencies in the implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act, particularly in relation to preliminary assessments of children accused of heinous offences and the rehabilitation of Care Leavers, and issued wide-ranging directions to State authorities for institutional reforms.

Claim of juvenility
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“If two views are possible during the course of enquiry, the Court should lean in favour of holding the accused to be juvenile in borderline cases.”