• Dr saroj Choudhary

In India, the law relating to juvenile justice has gradually evolved since the mid-19thcentury and the first legislation in this regard was the Apprentice Act, 1850 which required the children between ages of 10-18 years convicted by the Courts to be provided vocational training as part of their rehabilitation process. This Act was substituted by the Reformatory Schools Act, 1897. The most significant Central legislation in this area was the Children Act, 1960. The Act aimed at providing care, protection, training, maintenance, welfare, education and rehabilitation of neglected or delinquent children. But the Act was not applicable to the whole of India and thus, it failed to serve that cause of juvenile justice.

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"Legislative analysis of juvenile justice in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.298-306, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905845.pdf

"Legislative analysis of juvenile justice in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp298-306, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905845.pdf