Author: Aastha Savla
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A Closer Look at the Changes in India’s Juvenile Justice Act Post the Nirbhaya Case – Is It a Step Forward or Backward?
The Nirbhaya case of 2012 shook the entire nation and caused outrage at the injustice of the situation. It sparked a nationwide campaign for stricter laws and harsher punishments for those who committed such heinous crimes. As a result, the Juvenile Justice Act of India was amended in 2015, with the aim of providing better…