Crime and Children.

Crime and Children

Small children get involved in a situation of criminal activity or they are involved as a victim both are subjective to greater concern. These kinds of situation demand actions from law makers, law enforcement agencies, social activities and society as a whole. The NCRB (National Crime Bureau) which come under the ministry of home affairs, which is responsible for collecting data on crime against children and on the basis of administrative records juvenile delinquency is taken care of. This report gives out the information about the ‘crime against children’ and ‘crime committed by children’. Children being the inseparable and vulnerable part of the society, that they are easy to intimidate, very easy to hush up and that the reason they become easy and unfortunate victims of crime. There are different reasons for which children commit crime some of the reasons like poverty, illiteracy, circumstances, drug, alcohol, abuse etc.

Crime against Children: - In general terms the offence committed against children or the crime in which children are victim that is called as crime against children. Indian penal code and various preventive proactive ‘special and local laws’ specially mention the offences done where children are victim. Although the age of the children vary, as upon the definition given by the various act and sections, but the age of the children are defined the age below eighteen years, as per juvenile justice (protection and care of children) Act 2000.

Status of Crime against Children in India: - It is reported that, in 2011crime against children was reported 24% increase from the previous year with the total of 33,098 cases of crime which has been reported for in India during the year 2011 as compared to 26,694 cases in the year 2010. Bifurcating further into the state of Uttar Pradesh accounted for 16.6% of the total crime committed against children in India was leveled in 2011, followed by Madhya Pradesh is 13.2%, Delhi is 12.8%, Maharashtra is 10.2%, Bihar is 6.7% and Andhra Pradesh is 6.7%.

Human Trafficking: - Human trafficking is the group of criminals involved in the exploitation of men, women and children for the sole purpose of gaining the financial benefits, which is violation of the fundamental human rights. A number of IPC crimes like Procreation of Minor Girls, Importations of Girls, Buying and Selling Girls for Prostitution. There are few SSL crimes such as Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act 1956, Child marriage restraint Act 1929 Violation of some Legislation like Bonded Labor system Act 1976, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of the Children) Act 2000, Child labor Prohibition and Protection Act of 1986, Transplantation of Human Organs Act 1994 are the part of offence under the human Trafficking in India.

Jay Rawal

(MACJ)