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

Bare 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.

In the syllabus of: Andhra Pradesh APO · Andhra Pradesh Civil Judge · Delhi APO · Delhi Higher Judiciary · Goa APO · Gujarat Civil Judge · HP Civil Judge · Jharkhand APO · Kerala Civil Judge · Manipur APO · Meghalaya APO · MP APO · MP Civil Judge · MP Higher Judiciary · Odisha APO · Rajasthan APO · Rajasthan Civil Judge · Rajasthan Higher Judiciary · Rajasthan Protection Officer · Tamil Nadu APO · Telangana APO · Telangana Civil Judge · Telangana Higher Judiciary · UP Higher Judiciary

Act number: 2 of 2016
Enacted: 31 December 2015
Contents: 112 sections · 11 chapters

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Contents

Chapter I — Preliminary

Chapter II — General Principles Of Care And Protection Of Children

Section 3 – General principles to be followed in administration of Act

Chapter III — Juvenile Justice Board

Chapter IV — Procedure In Relation To Children In Conflict With Law

Chapter V — Child Welfare Committee

Section 27 – Child Welfare Committee (preview)
Section 28 – Procedure in relation to Committee (preview)
Section 29 – Powers of Committee (preview)
Section 30 – Functions and responsibilities of Committee (preview)

Chapter VI — Procedure In Relation To Children In Need Of Care And Protection

Section 31 – Production before Committee (preview)
Section 32 – Mandatory reporting regarding a child found separated from guardian (preview)
Section 34 – Penalty for non-reporting (preview)
Section 35 – Surrender of children (preview)
Section 36 – Inquiry (preview)
Section 37 – Orders passed regarding a child in need of care and protection (preview)
Section 38 – Procedure for declaring a child legally free for adoption (preview)

Sections

Section 33 – Offence of non-reporting (preview)
Section 62 – Additional procedural requirements and documentation (preview)

Chapter VII — Rehabilitation And Social Re-Integration

Section 39 – Process of rehabilitation and social re-integration (preview)
Section 40 – Restoration of child in need of care and protection (preview)
Section 41 – Registration of child care institutions (preview)
Section 42 – Penalty for non-registration of child care institutions (preview)
Section 43 – Open shelter (preview)
Section 44 – Foster care (preview)
Section 45 – Sponsorship (preview)
Section 46 – After care of children leaving child care institution (preview)
Section 47 – Observation homes (preview)
Section 48 – Special homes (preview)
Section 49 – Place of safety (preview)
Section 50 – Children’s Home (preview)
Section 51 – Fit facility (preview)
Section 52 – Fit person (preview)
Section 53 – Rehabilitation and re-integration services in institutions registered under this Act and management thereof (preview)
Section 54 – Inspection of institutions registered under this Act (preview)
Section 55 – Evaluation of functioning of structures (preview)

Chapter VIII — Adoption

Section 56 – Adoption (preview)
Section 57 – Eligibility of prospective adoptive parents (preview)
Section 58 – Procedure for adoption by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India (preview)
Section 59 – Procedure for inter-country adoption of an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child (preview)
Section 60 – Procedure for inter-country relative adoption (preview)
Section 61 – Procedure for disposal of adoption proceedings (preview)
Section 63 – Effect of adoption (preview)
Section 64 – Reporting of adoption (preview)
Section 65 – Specialised Adoption Agencies (preview)
Section 66 – Adoption of children residing in institutions not registered as adoption agencies (preview)
Section 67 – State Adoption Resource Agency (preview)
Section 68 – Central Adoption Resource Authority (preview)
Section 69 – Steering Committee of Authority (preview)
Section 70 – Powers of Authority (preview)
Section 71 – Annual Report of Authority (preview)
Section 72 – Grants by Central Government (preview)
Section 73 – Accounts and audit of Authority (preview)

Chapter IX — Other Offences Against Children

Section 74 – Prohibition on disclosure of identity of children (preview)
Section 75 – Punishment for cruelty to child (preview)
Section 76 – Employment of child for begging (preview)
Section 77 – Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotropic substance to a child (preview)
Section 78 – Using a child for vending, peddling, carrying, supplying or smuggling any intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug or psychotropic substance (preview)
Section 79 – Exploitation of a child employee (preview)
Section 80 – Punitive measures for adoption without following prescribed procedures (preview)
Section 81 – Sale and procurement of children for any purpose (preview)
Section 82 – Corporal punishment (preview)
Section 83 – Use of child by militant groups or other adults (preview)
Section 84 – Kidnapping and abduction of child (preview)
Section 85 – Offences committed on disabled children (preview)
Section 86 – Classification of offences and designated court (preview)
Section 87 – Abetment (preview)
Section 88 – Alternative punishment (preview)
Section 89 – Offence committed by child under this Chapter (preview)

Chapter X — Miscellaneous

Section 90 – Attendance of parent or guardian of child (preview)
Section 91 – Dispensing with attendance of child (preview)
Section 92 – Placement of a child suffering from disease requiring prolonged medical treatment in an approved place (preview)
Section 93 – Transfer of a child who is mentally ill or addicted to alcohol or other drugs (preview)
Section 94 – Presumption and determination of age (preview)
Section 95 – Transfer of a child to place of residence (preview)
Section 96 – Transfer of child between Children’s Homes, or special homes or fit facility or fit person in different parts of India (preview)
Section 97 – Release of a child from an institution (preview)
Section 98 – Leave of absence to a child placed in an institution (preview)
Section 99 – Reports to be treated as confidential (preview)
Section 100 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
Section 101 – Appeals (preview)
Section 102 – Revision (preview)
Section 103 – Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings (preview)
Section 104 – Power of the Committee or the Board to amend its own orders (preview)
Section 105 – Juvenile justice fund (preview)
Section 106 – State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit (preview)
Section 107 – Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit (preview)
Section 108 – Public awareness on provisions of Act (preview)
Section 109 – Monitoring of implementation of Act (preview)
Section 110 – Power to make rules (preview)
Section 111 – Repeal and savings (preview)
Section 112 – Power to remove difficulties (preview)