Visit To Juvenile (Observation) Home At New Delhi

With an alarming increase in heinous crimes committed by the juveniles in the recent times, there have been series of debates on revisiting the laws relating to delinquent juveniles in India. The Supreme Court of India has also asked the Government to re-examine the laws. At the same time, it cannot be denied that the proposed change in law is against the basic rights of children. School of Law organized a visit to the Observation Home at Juvenile Justice Board-II, New Delhi on 13 April 2015. The team comprised final year students of BBA-LLB and LLM accompanied by Ms Archana Sarma. During the visit, the students interacted with the Superintendent, counselors and inmates to have a background of the Home, which was entrusted to Prayas Juvenile Aid Centre Society, the investigation procedure and various training programmes conducted for the inmates of different age groups for their rehabilitation. The students were also given an orientation about the functioning of the other special remand and after-care homes located in different parts of Delhi and the types of juveniles kept in such homes. The students had an exposure to the challenges involved in dealing with juveniles.