38 juveniles in Gurugram tried as adults since January 2016
The Juvenile Justice Board in Gurugram has tried 38 juveniles since January 2016 as adults after amendments in the Juvenile Justice Act. While convictions have taken place in seven of the cases, trials are still on in 31. Recently, a court upheld the board's decision to try a 16-year-old juvenile accused of a seven-year-old boy's murder in a Gurugram school.