In 2015, responding to the public sentiment, both the houses of parliament in India further amended the bill that proposed adult-like treatment for juveniles aged 16–18 above accused of heinous crimes.
A separate petition titled Deepika Thusso Versus State of Jammu and Kashmir is also pending consideration before the Supreme Court on implementation of the Juvenile Justice Act, 1997 which is applicable in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
These juveniles were punished with a maximum of three years in rehabilitation centre, no matter the magnitude of the crime.
This decision was very important in the debates surrounding the 2015 revision of the act, which then discussed the potential exceptions to this rule given the intensity of a crime.
The Ministry of Women and Child Development started contemplating bringing several desired amendments in 2011 and a process of consultation with various stake holders was initiated.
The Delhi gang rape case in December 2012 had tremendous impact on public perception of the Act.
In July 2014, Indian Express reported that Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba had asked its members to declare their age to be below 18 years.