Jammu and Kashmir Police Has Violated the JJ Act in Detaining Children thewire.in

The Supreme Court last month called for a report from the Juvenile Justice Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir high court in respect to complaints that a number of children – described as juveniles in legal parlance – had been illegally detained in the state. The four high court judges who make up its Juvenile Justice Committee submitted their report, which is now in the public domain.

As a conscious citizen I know my limitations on commenting upon a matter which is sub judice and therefore shall restrict my observations only on the data provided in an annexure by the police in respect to juveniles detained/released/in custody, and the particulars of cases in respect to each of them. Since what I am to say may not make sense without knowing the relevant laws on the subject I will briefly go over the law and its development over the years, as I understand it.