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Are juveniles above the law?

The release of the juvenile who was responsible for the rape and murder of Nirbhaya or Jyoti Singh clearly indicates that you can get away with anything if you are a juvenile. You can rape, murder, steal, bomb a city and yet get away with the minimum amount of punishment because the law recognizes you as a child who has gone wayward and is not adult enough to commit a crime. Justice and punishment should be equal for all irrespective of age. When you are old enough to rape and murder women in cold blood then you are old enough to face the consequences of the crime you had committed. Image the pain and suffering that the parents of Jyoti Singh must be going through at this moment watching the man who killed their beloved daughter ruthlessly walk free. The judicial system of India has many flaws and yet it has performed to the best of its limited abilities. But today is a black day for the judiciary. It has failed in its duty to deliver justice to all. The judiciary has failed