Consider the following regarding amendments in Juvenile Justice Bill approved by the cabinet recentl...........

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Consider the following regarding amendments in Juvenile Justice Bill approved by the cabinet recently:

1) Lowers the age for juvenile cases from 18 to 16.

2) Trial of cases in the case of heinous crimes in which a juvenile is a party will take place in Supreme Court.

Select the correct statement/s using codes given below:

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

None of the above

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Explanation:

1st statement is incorrect. In the Indian context, a juvenile or child is any person who is below the age of 18 years. However, the Indian Penal Code specifies that a child cannot be charged for any crime until he has attained seven years of age.
2nd statement is incorrect. The Bill provides for children between 16-18 years to be tried as adults for heinous crimes. The three types of offences defined by the Bill are: (i) a heinous offence is an offence that attracts a minimum penalty of seven years imprisonment under any existing law, (ii) a serious offence is one that gets imprisonment between three to seven years and, (iii) a petty offence is penalized with up to three years imprisonment.