India's juvenile justice system faces significant gaps, with high case backlogs and inadequate facilities, despite the law's promise for quick hearings and rehabilitation.

India’s juvenile justice law promises quick hearings, rehabilitative environments and strong oversight. The “Juvenile Justice and Children in Conflict with the Law: A Study of Capacity at the Frontlines” report released on November 20 by the India Justice Report, a collaborative effort of multiple non-governmental organisations (NGOs) shows how far the system remains from that goal.

The IJR report notes that 9,907 children were in residential facilities in 2022-23. 8,241 or 83% of these children were in Observation Homes, which house children while an enquiry in their case is pending. Only 389 were in Special Homes mea

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