Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 450 · Decided 5 May 2017
Re: Exploitation of Children LN Orphanages LN the State of Tamil Nadu v. Union of Lndia & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 450 · [2017] 4 S.C.R. 625
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 102/2007
- Decided
- 5 May 2017
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Constitution; POCSO Act Section 44; Juvenile Justice Act
Headnote
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: B s.2(14) - Children in need of care and protection - Who is a C child in need of care and protection - The provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) do not of a child in need of care and protection - A child victim of sexual abuse or sexual assault or sexual harassment is a child in need of care and protection - Similarly, a cliild accused D ofan offence and brought before the Juvenile Justice Board or any other authority might also be a child in
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