The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, which provides for lowering the age for trial from 18 years, has been passed by Rajya Sabha with a voice vote after a walkout by Left parties which wanted it to be sent to a Select Committee.
Juveniles aged 16 years and above will now be tried under laws for adults for heinous crimes as Parliament has passed a much-expected bill in this regard against the backdrop of a juvenile convict being released in the gangrape-cum-murder case of December 2012.
Juvenile Justice Bill passed in Rajya Sabha
