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Consensus needed on Juvenile Justice system: President

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Guwahati: Taking note of demands to reform Juvenile Laws after the minor accused in the Delhi gang-rape case got away with a three-year imprisonment, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said the country urgently needed to arrive at a consensus on the justice system for minors. “We’re currently debating and grappling with several issues related to Juvenile Justice, including the question of age and treatment of juveniles, who may have the mental capacity to judge their actions,” Mukherjee said.

The reformative approach of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, had come into question and there was demand for a Law with a deterrent effect, where the guilty were punished in accordance with the nature of the offence they committed, irrespective of age, he added. (UNI)

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