India's Juvenile Justice System Faces Dilution

There is a proposal in India to lower the age at which children accused of serious crimes are treated as adults from 16 to 14 years old.

Some people think this is necessary because they believe juvenile crimes are increasing.

However, the latest reports show that the number of crimes committed by children has only increased slightly and makes up a very small part of all crimes.

In fact, children are much more likely to be victims of crimes than to commit them.

The current law, which was last changed in 2015, is designed to protect and reform children, not to punish them like adults.

Experts argue that reducing the age would be unfair and go against the principles of the law and the constitution.

They say the real problem is that children are not being protected enough from abuse and violence.