PoliticsSupreme Court Highlights Delays in Juvenile Justice System
The Supreme Court's verdict in Mahavir @ Avnish v State of Madhya Pradesh (2026 INSC 942) exposes delays in India's juvenile justice system. Section 9(2) of the JJ Act, 2015 allows juvenility pleas anytime, but late determinations after investigations and trials reveal institutional failures. The case involved a 2004 offence where the accused was found to be a juvenile only after years, raising questions about early fact-finding.
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