Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, a Children's Court trying a…

Under Section 21 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, no child in conflict with law shall be sentenced to death or to life imprisonment without the possibility of release for any offence under the Act, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, or any other law in force. By contrast, under Section 19(1)(i), the Children's Court is empowered to hold a trial of the child as an adult and pass appropriate orders subject to Sections 19 and 21; under Section 19(1)(ii), it may decide that there is no need for trial of the child as an adult and conduct an inquiry as a Board under Section 18; and under Section 19(3), it must ensure that the child is sent to a place of safety until attaining the age of 21 years.