Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 75 : Punishment for cruelty to child : Whoever, having the actual charge of, or control over, a child, assaults, abandons, abuses, exposes or wilfully neglects the child or causes or procures the child to be assaulted, abandoned, abused, exposed…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter IX ( Section 74 to 89 ) : Other Offences Against Children : Section 74 : Prohibition on disclosure of identity of children : (1) No report in any newspaper, magazine, news-sheet or audio-visual media or other forms of communication…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 73 : Accounts and audit of Authority : (1) The Authority shall maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an annual statement of accounts in such form as may be prescribed by the Central Government in consultation with…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 72 : Grants by Central Government : (1) The Central Government shall, after due appropriation made by Parliament by law in this behalf, pay to the Authority by way of grants such sums of money as the Central Government may…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 71 : Annual Report of Authority : (1) The Authority shall submit an annual report to the Central Government in such manner as may be prescribed. (2) The Central Government shall cause the annual report of Authority to be laid…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 70 : Powers of Authority : (1) For the efficient performance of its functions, Authority shall have the following powers, namely:— (a) to issue instructions to any Specialised Adoption Agency or a Children Home or any child care institution housing…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 69 : Steering Committee of Authority : (1) The Authority shall have a Steering Committee with following members : (a) Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, who shall be the Chairperson—ex officio; (b) Joint Secretary, Ministry…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 68 : Central Adoption Resource Authority : The Central Adoption Resource Agency existing before the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to have been constituted as the Central Adoption Resource Authority under this Act to perform the following functions,…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 67 : State Adoption Resource Agency : (1) The State Government shall set up a State Adoption Resource Agency for dealing with adoptions and related matters in the State under the guidance of Authority. (2) The State Agency, wherever already…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 66 : Adoption of children residing in institutions not registered as adoption agencies : (1) All the institutions registered under this Act, which may not have been recognised as Specialised Adoption Agencies, shall also ensure that all orphan or abandoned…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 65 : Specialised Adoption Agencies : (1) The State Government shall recognise one or more institutions or organisations in each district as a Specialised Adoption Agency, in such manner as may be provided in the adoption regulations framed by the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 64 : Reporting of adoption : Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, information regarding all adoption orders issued by the 1.[District Magisrate], shall be forwarded to Authority on monthly basis in the manner…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 63 : Effect of adoption : A child in respect of whom an adoption order is issued by the 1.[District Magistrate], scourt, shall become the child of the adoptive parents, and the adoptive parents shall become the parents of the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 62 : Additional procedural requirements and documentation : (1) The documentation and other procedural requirements, not expressly provided in this Act with regard to the adoption of an orphan, abandoned and surrendered child by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 61 : 1.[Procedure for disposal of adoption proceedings] : (1) Before issuing an adoption order, the 2.[District Magistrate] shall satisfy itself that— (a) the adoption is for the welfare of the child; (b) due consideration is given to the wishes…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 60 : Procedure for inter-country relative adoption : (1) A relative living abroad, who intends to adopt a child from his relative in India shall obtain an order from the 1.[District Magistrate] and apply for no objection certificate from Authority,…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 59 : Procedure for inter-country adoption of an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child : (1) If an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child could not be placed with an Indian or non-resident Indian prospective adoptive parent despite the joint…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 58 : Procedure for adoption by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India : (1) Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India, irrespective of their religion, if interested to adopt an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child, may apply for…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 57 : Eligibility of prospective adoptive parents : (1) The prospective adoptive parents shall be physically fit, financially sound, mentally alert and highly motivated to adopt a child for providing a good upbringing to him. (2) In case of a…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter VIII ( Section 56 to 73 ) : Adoption : Section 56 : Adoption : (1) Adoption shall be resorted to for ensuring right to family for the orphan, abandoned and surrendered children, as per the provisions of this Act,…