Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 55 : Evaluation of functioning of structures : (1) The Central Government or State Government 1.[or District Magistrate] may independently evaluate the functioning of the Board, Committee, special juvenile police units, registered institutions, or recognised fit facilities and persons, at…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 54 : Inspection of institutions registered under this Act : (1) The State Government shall appoint inspection committees for the State and district, as the case may be, for all institutions registered or recognised to be fit under this Act…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 53 : Rehabilitation and re-integration services in institutions registered under this Act and management thereof : (1) The services that shall be provided, by the institutions registered under this Act in the process of rehabilitation and re-integration of children, shall…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 52 : Fit person : (1) The Board or the Committee shall, after due verification of credentials, recognise any person fit to temporarily receive a child for care, protection and treatment of such child for a specified period and in…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 51 : Fit facility : (1) The Board or the Committee shall recognise a facility being run by a Governmental organisation or a voluntary or non-governmental organisation registered under any law for the time being in force to be fit…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 50 : Children's Home : (1) The State Government may establish and maintain, in every district or group of districts, either by itself or through voluntary or non-governmental organisations, Children's Homes, which shall be registered as such, for the placement…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 49 : Place of safety : (1) The State Government shall set up at least one place of safety in a State registered under section 41, so as to place a person above the age of eighteen years or child…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 48 : Special homes : (1) The State Government may establish and maintain either by itself or through voluntary or non-governmental organisations, special homes, which shall be registered as such, in the manner as may be prescribed, in every district…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 47 : Observation homes : (1) The State Government shall establish and maintain in every district or a group of districts, either by itself, or through voluntary or non-governmental organisations, observation homes, which shall be registered under section 41 of…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 46 : After care of children leaving child care institution : Any child leaving a child care institution on completion of eighteen years of age may be provided with financial support in order to facilitate childs re-integration into the mainstream…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 45 : Sponsorship : (1) The State Government shall make rules for the purpose of undertaking various programmes of sponsorship of children, such as individual to individual sponsorship, group sponsorship or community sponsorship. (2) The criteria for sponsorship shall include,—…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 44 : Foster care : (1) The children in need of care and protection may be placed in foster care, including group foster care for their care and protection through orders of the Committee, after following the procedure as may…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 43 : Open shelter : (1) The State Government may establish and maintain, by itself or through voluntary or non-governmental organisations, as many open shelters as may be required, and such open shelters shall be registered as such, in the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 42 : Penalty for non-registration of child care institutions : Any person, or persons, in-charge of an institution housing children in need of care and protection and children in conflict with law, who fails to comply with the provisions of…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 41 : Registration of child care institutions : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, all institutions, whether run by a State Government or by voluntary or non-governmental organisations, which are meant, either…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 40 : Restoration of child in need of care and protection : (1) The restoration and protection of a child shall be the prime objective of any Childrens Home, Specialised Adoption Agency or open shelter. (2) The Childrens Home, Specialised…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter VII ( Section 39 to 55 ) : Rehabilitation And Social Re-Integration : Section 39 : Process of rehabilitation and social re-integration : (1) The process of rehabilitation and social integration of children under this Act shall be undertaken, based…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 38 : Procedure for declaring a child legally free for adoption : (1) In case of orphan and abandoned child, the Committee shall make all efforts for tracing the parents or guardians of the child and on completion of such…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 37 : Orders passed regarding a child in need of care and protection : (1) The Committee on being satisfied through the inquiry that the child before the Committee is a child in need of care and protection, may, on…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 36 : Inquiry : (1) On production of a child or receipt of a report under section 31, the Committee shall hold an inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed and the Committee, on its own or on the…