When a child breaks the law, the law must not break the child: Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna
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Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna on Saturday stressed that the juvenile justice system must prioritise rehabilitation over punishment, observing that "when a child breaks the law, the law must not break the child."Justice Nagarathna was delivering the opening remarks at the National Annual Stakeholders Consultation marking ten years of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, held at the Supreme Court. Highlighting the challenges surrounding the treatment of children