The Juvenile Justice Act, 2014, enacted by Maneka Gandhi, empowers a board to decide if any perpetrator who is above the age of 16 years will be sent to an observation home or be tried in a regular court. This comes as a change from the previous Act that required a person to be 18 years of age to be tried in court. Homegrown believes that prison is no place for children and have started a petition urging the government to check the amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act. The question of juvenile justice has been hotly debated for a while now, and Homegrown believes that, if they are deserved, second chances should be given.

2. Is this going to be our go-to solution? Will we keep reducing the age, if tomorrow a 9-year old commits an unforgivable, heinous crime?

3. This law will apply to EVERY kind of crime, from gruesome murder to petty theft. Should it, then, be applied to EVERY kind of violation?