When trying a juvenile as an adult, the court in effect accepts that the juvenile has the mental capacity of an adult and, therefore, has criminal responsibility of an adult and undeserving of rehabilitation
Allahabad High Court while hearing a Criminal Revision filed by Kalim observed that the lower court cannot be faulted for depending upon the medical/ radiological age of the juvenile and declaring him as an adult on the basis of the evidence available in the facts and circumstance of the case.
Prisoners granted bail will no longer have to wait for a physical copy of the order to reach jails for their release. Various courts have slammed the earlier system whereby a prisoner had to wait for the bail order sent by post to reach prison authorities.
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to conduct training of Principal Magistrates in Juvenile Justice Boards for sensitising them with the JJ Act.