However, the government, acting in tandem with popular sentiment, brought the the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. PRADYUMAN MURDER AND JUVENILE SUSPECTAccording to CBI probe, the juvenile - arrested on the charge of killing Pradyuman - committed the crime with the motive to postpone a scheduled parent-teacher meet and got the ongoing exams cancelled. After the CBI arrested the juvenile suspect, the family of Pradyuman demanded "strict punishment" for the juvenile. The final decision is to be taken by the Juvenile Justice Board in three months. If the board decides that the minor suspect is a juvenile, he may be tried by the Juvenile Justice Board and face a maximum punishment of three years.

Source: India Today November 09, 2017 06:00 UTC