{"id":33480,"date":"2025-12-02T12:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=33480"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:14:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:44:23","slug":"indias-juvenile-justice-system-a-sociological","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/indias-juvenile-justice-system-a-sociological\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Juvenile Justice System: A Sociological Reflection on Critical Gaps Identified by the India Justice Report (IJR)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indias_Juvenile_Justice_System_A_Sociological_Reflection_on_Critical_Gaps_Identified_by_the_India_Justice_Report_IJR\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>India\u2019s Juvenile Justice System: A Sociological Reflection on Critical Gaps Identified by the India Justice Report (IJR)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">(Relevant for Sociology Paper 1: Stratification and Mobility and Politics and Society and Sociology Paper 2: Population Dynamics and Challenges of Social Transformation)<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_68 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >What's Inside this Blog!<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/indias-juvenile-justice-system-a-sociological\/#Indias_Juvenile_Justice_System_A_Sociological_Reflection_on_Critical_Gaps_Identified_by_the_India_Justice_Report_IJR\" title=\"India\u2019s Juvenile Justice System: A Sociological Reflection on Critical Gaps Identified by the India Justice Report (IJR)\">India\u2019s Juvenile Justice System: A Sociological Reflection on Critical Gaps Identified by the India Justice Report (IJR)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/indias-juvenile-justice-system-a-sociological\/#Introduction_Juvenile_Justice_System\" title=\"Introduction: Juvenile Justice System\">Introduction: Juvenile Justice System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/indias-juvenile-justice-system-a-sociological\/#Measures_Needed_A_Sociological_Reform_Lens\" title=\"Measures Needed: A Sociological Reform Lens\">Measures Needed: A Sociological Reform Lens<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/indias-juvenile-justice-system-a-sociological\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/indias-juvenile-justice-system-a-sociological\/#Read_more_Blogs\" title=\"Read more Blogs:\">Read more Blogs:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction_Juvenile_Justice_System\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Introduction: <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Juvenile Justice System<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The India Justice Report (IJR) 2024, in its first-ever study on <strong>\u201cJuvenile Justice and Children in Conflict with the Law,\u201d<\/strong> exposes deep structural and systemic weaknesses that undermine the child-centred foundation of the <strong>Juvenile Justice (Care &amp; Protection of Children) Act, 2015<\/strong>. While constitutionally guaranteed rights (Art. 21, 39e-f, 45) and global frameworks such as the <strong>UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)<\/strong> envision a system grounded in <strong>rehabilitation rather than retribution<\/strong>, the empirical data reveal high pendency, infrastructural deficits and weak transparency that compromise children\u2019s access to justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">These failings are sociologically significant because they reflect how societies treat their most vulnerable members and how institutions function in reproducing or mitigating inequality.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sociological_Interpretation_of_Key_Gaps_Identified_by_IJR\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Sociological Interpretation of Key Gaps Identified by IJR<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33481 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR.png\" alt=\"Sociological Interpretation of Key Gaps Identified by IJR\" width=\"2182\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR.png 2182w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR-1024x362.png 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR-150x53.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR-768x271.png 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR-1536x543.png 1536w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Interpretation-of-Key-Gaps-_Identified-by-IJR-2048x724.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2182px) 100vw, 2182px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> High Pendency of Cases and Systemic Delay<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>55% of cases pending before JJBs (Oct 2023)<\/strong>, with extremes\u2014<strong>Odisha 83% vs Karnataka 35%<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Each JJB handles <strong>154 pending cases annually<\/strong>, stretching capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">From <strong>\u00c9mile Durkheim\u2019s<\/strong> perspective, judicial institutions play a role in maintaining <strong>social solidarity<\/strong>. When institutional delays occur, trust in collective order collapses and <strong>anomic conditions<\/strong> arise for children who may feel detached from societal norms. Delay also hinders psychological rehabilitation, producing <strong>secondary deviance<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Robert Merton\u2019s strain theory<\/strong> explains that when legitimate institutional pathways break down, marginalised children may pursue illegitimate opportunities\u2014reinforcing cycles of deviance.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Structural Deficits in Juvenile Justice Boards<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>24% JJBs not fully constituted<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>30% lack Legal Services Clinics<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Shortage of social workers and counsellors<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This represents <strong>institutional dysfunction<\/strong> within <strong>Talcott Parsons\u2019 AGIL framework<\/strong>\u2014the system fails at <strong>Goal Attainment and Integration<\/strong>, weakening the purpose of JJ as a rehabilitative framework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Pierre Bourdieu\u2019s concept of structural inequality<\/strong> shows how children from marginalised socio-economic backgrounds\u2014Dalits, tribals, street-connected children\u2014suffer disproportionately when institutions malfunction because they lack <strong>cultural and social capital<\/strong> (legal literacy, representation, family support networks).<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Weak Transparency and Accountability Mechanisms<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Out of 500+ RTI filings:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>36% received full response<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>24% received no response<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>11% rejected<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This reflects the failure of what <strong>Upendra Baxi<\/strong> calls <strong>\u201csocial action justice\u201d<\/strong>, where legal institutions should empower the powerless. Instead, opacity protects bureaucratic inertia and weakens public oversight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Foucault\u2019s theory of disciplinary power<\/strong> applies here: instead of surveillance ensuring accountability, <strong>the state actually escapes scrutiny<\/strong> and children become invisible subjects of institutional neglect.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Absence of a Child-Centric National Data Grid<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Lack of integrated data flow between:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Police<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Women &amp; Child Development Dept.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">State Child Protection Society (SCPS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">SLSA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">This violates <strong>Anthony Giddens\u2019 Structuration Theory<\/strong>, demonstrating how <strong>structural systems collapse when information flows fail<\/strong>, preventing coordinated action and producing fragmented justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Administrative Weakness and Poor Inter-Agency Coordination<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The decentralised design of the JJ Act requires collaborative governance. However, administrative fragmentation prevents coordinated rehabilitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Erving Goffman<\/strong>, in <em>Asylums<\/em>, describes institutions turning into <strong>\u201ctotal institutions\u201d<\/strong> where children are processed rather than understood, leading to identity erosion and <strong>institutionalisation syndrome<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sociological_Critique_of_Juveniles_Tried_as_Adults\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Sociological Critique of Juveniles Tried as Adults<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33482 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-scaled.png\" alt=\"Sociological Critique of Juveniles Tried as Adults\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-150x85.png 150w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-1536x869.png 1536w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Sociological-Critique-of-Juveniles-Tried-as-_Adults-2048x1159.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The JJ Act allows children <strong>aged 16\u201318 years<\/strong> to be tried as adults for heinous crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Labelling Theory \u2013 Howard Becker<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Once labelled a \u201ccriminal\u201d, a child internalises stigma and undergoes <strong>secondary deviance<\/strong>. Adult courts increase exposure to hardened offenders and reduce chances of reintegration.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Human Rights Perspective \u2013 Veena Das<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Children involved in violence often emerge from contexts of trauma; punitive responses deepen psychological harm rather than healing.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Karl Marx: Structural Violence and Class Bias<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Most children entering the JJ system come from:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Poor urban informal settlements<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Dalit, tribal and minority backgrounds<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Broken families or orphaned contexts<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Thus, crime is often a response to deprivation, not free will\u2014reflecting <strong>structural violence and inequality<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implications_on_Rehabilitation_and_Reintegration\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Implications on Rehabilitation and Reintegration<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">The spirit of the JJ Act is rooted in <strong>restorative justice<\/strong>, but weak infrastructure produces <strong>custodial and punitive experiences<\/strong>, contrary to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>UN Beijing Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Nelson Mandela Rules<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>UNCRC (Best Interest of the Child)<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Guy Standing\u2019s Precariat<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Children leaving CCIs or after legal processes face:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Identity loss<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Poverty<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Social alienation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Skilllessness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">\u2192 pushing many back into crime (recidivism)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Measures_Needed_A_Sociological_Reform_Lens\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Measures Needed: A Sociological Reform Lens<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Re-humanisation and Restorative Justice Framework<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Use community-based treatment instead of custodial care; involve counsellors, psychologists, and trained social workers.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"2\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Strengthening Institutional Functioning<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Fill vacancies in JJBs and CWCs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Mandatory Legal Aid Clinics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Increase counselling and rehabilitation staff<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"3\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Transparency and National Data Grid<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Real-time dashboard tracking pendency &amp; case progress<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Single digital system connecting police, WCD &amp; judiciary<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"4\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Focus on Reintegration<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Vocational training + mental health support<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Community monitoring &amp; mentorship<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\" start=\"5\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong> Sensitisation &amp; Social Attitude Change<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Reduce stigma of \u201ccriminal child\u201d \u2192 shift to <strong>\u201cchild in conflict with law\u201d<\/strong>, promoting dignity and social identity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">A decade after the JJ Act 2015 promised a <strong>rights-based, child-centric and rehabilitative justice system<\/strong>, the India Justice Report reveals serious systemic failures\u2014high pendency, institutional vacancies, poor transparency and weak inter-agency coordination. These structural gaps reproduce inequality, marginalisation and criminalisation of vulnerable children, contradicting the Act\u2019s foundational commitment to reform and reintegration. 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