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Profile of Juveniles Examined for Age Estimation: A Forensic Department Study

Mohit Gupta

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Indian Journal of Legal Medicine 1(1):p 9-16, Jan-June 2022. | DOI: N.A

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Gupta M. Profile of Juveniles Examined for age Estimation: A Forensic Department Study. Indian Journal of Legal Medicine. 2022;1(1):9-16.

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Received : February 06, 2022         Accepted : March 08, 2022          Published : June 30, 2022

Abstract

In India, according to Juvenile Justice Act 2000, a person below 18 years of age is a Juvenile. This law has been amended with time. As per the recent changes the age for a person to be considered Juvenile will depend on crime committed by Juvenile. If the individual does not have any valid proof of age, then he is brought for medical estimation of age. In Delhi, the age estimation is done in Forensic Medicine Department. This paper aims to study the profile of Juveniles brought for age estimation in Forensic Department of a tertiary care centre in Delhiwith a focus on alleged offence committed, alleged age of these individuals, age estimated through medical examination and possible abuse of the legal provisions by perpetrators of crime with a critical note necessitating the requirement of recent amendment to the act.

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Gupta M. Profile of Juveniles Examined for age Estimation: A Forensic Department Study. Indian Journal of Legal Medicine. 2022;1(1):9-16.

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Attribution-Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

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February 06, 2022 March 08, 2022 June 30, 2022
DOI: N.A

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Juvenile Justice ActAmendmentJuvenileCrime

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Received February 06, 2022
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