Indian Polity · Polity
Consider the following statements regarding juvenile justice in India: I. The Juvenile Justice Board is required under the JJ Act, 2015 to conduct a preliminary assessment of a child's mental capacity, physical capacity, and ability to understand the consequences of the offence before transferring a heinous-offence case to the adult criminal system. II. India, being a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), is legally obligated to treat every person below the age of 18 years as a child and to prioritise rehabilitation and reintegration over punitive prosecution. III. The JJ Act, 2015 automatically mandates that all children above 14 years accused of heinous offences shall be tried as adults, based on the seriousness of the offence alone. How many of the above statements are correct?
- 1None
- 2All three
- 3Only two✓
- 4Only one
Correct answer
Only two
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