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The Rajya Sabha passed the Juvenile Justice Bill on Tuesday amid protests by a divided opposition. In the recent times, the delay in passing the bill in the upper house became an issue of national debate. The Bill was introduced in 2014 in the Lok Sabha by Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi. The new bill permits juveniles between the ages of 16-18 years to be tried as adults in certain cases of heinous offences. You can read this earlier _Firstpost_ article for an overview of the key aspects of the new bill. Here is a compilation of the salient features of the new Juvenile Justice Bill passed by Rajya Sabha in comparison to the Juvenile Justice Act 2000. 
The new Juvenile Justice Bill recognises juveniles between the ages of 16-18 years and permits them to be tried as adults for heinous offences.
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