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Abstract
In present civilized countries a criminal is not treating as a sinner or a evil person, instead of that he treated like a mentally diseased individual or one who has been victimized by situations/conditions. Juvenile Delinquency is one of the major problems in the society. As we know that J J Act/ Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 dealing with the Juvenile Justice in India. It is a successor to the Juvenile Justice Act, 1986 and has been enacted to correct glaring loopholes that were a characteristic feature of its ancestor, through completely not without failings of its own. These laws have been enacted in the recent past with not even a time gap of a quarter of a century as against existing times. This article explores the situation of juvenile justice in India. The paper focuses on the issue of age determination – possibly the biggest loophole when it comes to misusing the law that was legislated with the intent of being child friendly and the objective of meeting the requirements of conventions on the rights of the child.