- care, protection, treatment of juveniles
- forms JJ Board and Child Welfare Committee
- also focus on rehabilitation
- Sampurna Behrua v UoI 2012: proper rehab of juvenile offenders
Issues
- rehab difficult
- lack of infra, funds, psychologists etc
- overburdened justice system
- socio economic factors
- most juveniles from underprivileged background no acceptance in mainstream even after rehab commit crime again