Maharashtra Mulls Lowering Juvenile Age To 16 In Narcotics Cases To Curb Use Of Minors In Drug Trade

“It is true that minors are being used for this (drug peddling). We are working on two things—we are checking whether the definition of age limit of juveniles can be changed in such cases (of drug peddling) and can we lower the age by two years, on the lines of rape cases, (where the minor accused persons’ age limit as a juvenile has been reduced from 18 to 16 and now they can be prosecuted as a major),” Fadnavis said, responding to a calling attention motion in the Assembly.