Juvenile Delinquency In Kashmir: A Case Study Of Observation Home, Harwan Srinagar Mr. Bhat Mushtaq Ahmad1, Dr. Mir Sofiya Hassan2 1Research Scholar, Department Of Humanitiessocial Sciences, Mewar University, Gangrar, Chitorgarah, Rajasthan, India, btmushtaqkhubi786@gmail.com 2Project Director, University Of Kashmir, seeme121@gmail.com Online published on 5 April, 2016. Abstract This present study pertains to socio-legal study on juvenile delinquency in Jammu and Kashmir, a northern most State of India, in light of the International Conventions of the United Nations on child rights. The study focuses on the condition of juvenile delinquents in India from the standpoint of the provisions guaranteed to them by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, amended in 2006 and 2011. Many of the issues addressed provide for the similar challenges in many South-Asian countries. The work analyses the limit of the Indian juvenile justice system and the gap between theory and practise by looking at the data of 105 juveniles at observation home located at Harwen Srinagar. The special focus is on the stone-pelting riots in Kashmir in which hundreds of juveniles are involved thereby raising a number of questions regarding child rights in India. Eight detailed case studies were carried at observation home, Harwen Srinagar. The conclusion of the present work is that there is a grave need to take measures that will ensure child-friendly system for Juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection. Top Keywords Delinquents’, Child rights, stone pelting, positive youth development, juvenile. Top |