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The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social re-integration, by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposal of matters in the best interest of children and for their rehabilitation through processes provided, and institutions and bodies established, herein under and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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Act Details

Act Number:

2

Act Year:

2016

Location:

Chhattisgarh

Enactment Date:

12/31/2016

Enforcement Date:

15-01-2016

Department:

Department of WOMAN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

All Section List (Juvenile Justice Act)

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2

Section 1

Short title, extent, commencement and application.

Section 2

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Section 3

Section 3

General principles to be followed in administration of Act.

JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD

Section 4 to Section 9

Section 4

Juvenile Justice Board.

Section 5

Placement of person, who cease to be a child during process of inquiry.

Section 6

Placement of persons, who committed an offence, when person was below the age of eighteen years.

Section 7

Procedure in relation to Board.

Section 8

Powers, functions and responsibilities of the Board.

Section 9

Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate who has not been empowered under this Act.

PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH LAW

Section 10 to Section 26

Section 10

Apprehension of child alleged to be in conflict with law.

Section 11

Role of person in whose charge child in conflict with law is placed.

Section 12

Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law.

Section 13

Information to parents, guardian or probation officer.

Section 14

Inquiry by Board regarding child in conflict with law.

Section 15

Preliminary assessment into heinous offences by Board.

Section 16

Review of pendency of inquiry.

Section 17

Orders regarding a child not found to be in conflict with law.

Section 18

Orders regarding child found to be in conflict with law.

Section 19

Powers of Children?s Court.

Section 20

Child attained age of twenty-one years and yet to complete prescribed term of stay in place of safety.

Section 21

Order that may not be passed against a child in conflict with law.

Section 22

Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply against child.

Section 23

No joint proceedings of child in conflict with law and person not a child.

Section 24

Removal of disqualification on the findings of an offence.

Section 25

Special provision in respect of pending cases.

Section 26

Provision with respect of run away child in conflict with law.

CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE

Section 27 to Section 30

Section 27

Child Welfare Committee.

Section 28

Procedure in relation to Committee.

Section 29

Powers of Committee.

Section 30

Functions and responsibilities of Committee.

PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION

Section 31 to Section 38

Section 31

Production before Committee.

Section 32

Mandatory reporting regarding a child found separated from guardian.

Section 33

Offence of non-reporting.

Section 34

Penalty for non-reporting.

Section 35

Surrender of children.

Section 36

Section 37

Orders passed regarding a child in need of care and protection.

Section 38

Procedure for declaring a child legally free for adoption.

REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL RE-INTEGRATION

Section 39 to Section 55

Section 39

Process of rehabilitation and social re-integration.

Section 40

Restoration of child in need of care and protection.

Section 41

Registration of child care institutions.

Section 42

Penalty for non-registration of child care institutions.

Section 43

Section 44

Section 45

Section 46

After care of children leaving child care institution.

Section 47

Observation homes.

Section 48

Section 49

Place of safety.

Section 50

Children?s Home.

Section 51

Section 52

Section 53

Rehabilitation and re-integration services in institutions registered under this Act and management thereof.

Section 54

Inspection of institutions registered under this Act.

Section 55

Evaluation of functioning of structures.

ADOPTION

Section 56 to Section 73

Section 56

Section 57

Eligibility of prospective adoptive parents.

Section 58

Procedure for adoption by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India.

Section 59

Procedure for inter-country adoption of an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child.

Section 60

Procedure for inter-country relative adoption.

Section 61

Procedure for disposal of adoption proceedings

Section 62

Additional procedural requirements and documentation.

Section 63

Effect of adoption.

Section 64

Reporting of adoption.

Section 65

Specialised Adoption Agencies.

Section 66

Adoption of children residing in institutions not registered as adoption agencies.

Section 67

State Adoption Resource Agency.

Section 68

Central Adoption Resource Authority.

Section 69

Steering Committee of Authority.

Section 70

Powers of Authority.

Section 71

Annual Report of Authority.

Section 72

Grants by Central Government.

Section 73

Accounts and audit of Authority.

OTHER OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN

Section 74 to Section 89

Section 74

Prohibition on disclosure of identity of children.

Section 75

Punishment for cruelty to child.

Section 76

Employment of child for begging.

Section 77

Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotropic substance to a child.

Section 78

Using a child for vending, peddling, carrying, supplying or smuggling any intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.

Section 79

Exploitation of a child employee.

Section 80

Punitive measures for adoption without following prescribed procedures.

Section 81

Sale and procurement of children for any purpose.

Section 82

Corporal punishment.

Section 83

Use of child by militant groups or other adults.

Section 84

Kidnapping and abduction of child.

Section 85

Offences committed on disabled children.

Section 86

Classification of offences and designated court.

Section 87

Section 88

Alternative punishment.

Section 89

Offence committed by child under this Chapter.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 90 to Section 112

Section 90

Attendance of parent or guardian of child.

Section 91

Dispensing with attendance of child.

Section 92

Placement of a child suffering from disease requiring prolonged medical treatment in an approved place.

Section 93

Transfer of a child who is mentally ill or addicted to alcohol or other drugs.

Section 94

Presumption and determination of age.

Section 95

Transfer of a child to place of residence.

Section 96

Transfer of child between Children?s Homes, or special homes or fit facility or fit person in different parts of India.

Section 97

Release of a child from an institution.

Section 98

Leave of absence to a child placed in an institution.

Section 99

Reports to be treated as confidential.

Section 100

Protection of action taken in good faith.

Section 101

Section 102

Section 103

Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings.

Section 104

Power of the Committee or the Board to amend its own orders.

Section 105

Juvenile justice fund.

Section 106

State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit.

Section 107

Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit.

Section 108

Public awareness on provisions of Act.

Section 109

Monitoring of implementation of Act.

Section 110

Power to make rules.

Section 111

Repeal and savings.

Section 112

Power to remove difficulties.