The Ministry of Women and Child Development began contemplating several desired amendments in 2011 and a process of consultation with various stake holders was initiated . The Delhi gang rape case in December 2012 had tremendous impact on public perception of the Act . One of the accused in the 2012 Delhi gang rape was a few months younger than 18 years of age . He was tried in a juvenile court . One of the convicts was found to be juvenile and sentenced to 3 years in a reform home . Eight writ petitions alleging the Act and its several provisions to be unconstitutional were heard by the Supreme Court of India in the second week of July 2013 and were dismissed , holding the Act to be constitutional . Demands for a reduction of the age of juveniles from 18 to 16 years were also turned down by the Supreme Court , when the Union of India stated that there is no proposal to reduce the age of a juvenile
Delhi gang rape case
2012 Delhi gang rape
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015