Sir — The timing of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014, is perfect on a day when the country, through various television channels, has witnessed a gruesome murder of a young man allegedly by some juveniles a few day ago. As the footage aired on the channels showed, the attackers had come pre-planned, gone through the crime in a clinical manner, and escaped. There was no trace of repent or remorse.
In such cases and those like Nirbhaya, one can hardly find a child in the accused monsters, who have grown much beyond their age in heinous criminal acts. There should not be any special treatment in handling such miscreants. We should be driven by only one consideration: If anyone is mature enough to commit a grave crime, he/she is mature enough to face harsh punishment.