• Robyn Singh
• Ms. Manmeet Dhillon

The issue of juvenile delinquency had been a very relative phenomenon since crimes and offences by juveniles have taken a centre-stage in the present day society. The menace of these offences had been growing in scary proportions and although we have the required legal statutes framed with the sole object of rehabilitation of the juveniles in conflicts with law, little have taken place in the reality. Juvenile delinquents are such offenders which includes boys and girls who are under 18 years of age. A Juvenile delinquent is a young person incorrigible or habitually disobedient. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015 treats all the children below 18 years equally, except that those in the age group of 16-18 can be tried as adults if they commit a heinous crime. A child of 16-18 years age, who commits a lesser offence (a serious offence), may be tried as an adult if he is apprehended after the age of 21 years. A heinous offence attracts a minimum seven years of imprisonment. This paper mainly focuses on study on Legislative Developments Pertaining to Juvenile Justice in India and United States.

Juvenile System, Juvenile Delinquency, India & US, Juvenile Legislations etc.

"STUDY ON LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS PERTAINING TO JUVENILE JUSTICE IN INDIA AND UNITED STATES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no.m413-m418, May-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305C58.pdf

"STUDY ON LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS PERTAINING TO JUVENILE JUSTICE IN INDIA AND UNITED STATES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 5, page no. ppm413-m418, May-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2305C58.pdf