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…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 35 : Surrender of children : (1) A parent or guardian, who for physical, emotional and social factors beyond their control, wishes to surrender a child, shall produce the child before the Committee. (2) If, after prescribed process of inquiry…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 34 : Penalty for non-reporting : Any person who has committed an offence under section 33 shall be liable to imprisonment up to six months or fine of ten thousand rupees or both.
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 33 : Offence of non-reporting : If information regarding a child as required under section 32 is not given within the period specified in the said section, then, such act shall be regarded as an offence.
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 32 : Mandatory reporting regarding a child found separated from guardian : (1) Any individual or a police officer or any functionary of any organisation or a nursing home or hospital or maternity home, who or which finds and takes…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter VI : Procedure In Relation To Children In Need Of Care And Protection : Section 31 : Production before Committee : (1) Any child in need of care and protection may be produced before the Committee by any of the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 30 : Functions and responsibilities of Committee : The functions and responsibilities of the Committee shall include— (i) taking cognizance of and receiving the children produced before it; (ii) conducting inquiry on all issues relating to and affecting the safety…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 29 : Powers of Committee : (1) The Committee shall have the authority to dispose of cases for the care, protection, treatment, development and rehabilitation of children in need of care and protection, as well as to provide for their…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 28 : Procedure in relation to Committee : (1) The Committee shall meet at least twenty days in a month and shall observe such rules and procedures with regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, as may be…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter V ( Section 27 to 30 ) : Child Welfare Committee : Section 27 : Child Welfare Committee : (1) The State Government shall by notification in the Official Gazette constitute for every district, one or more Child Welfare Committees…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 26 : Provision with respect of run away child in conflict with law : (1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, any police officer may take charge of a child…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 25 : Special provision in respect of pending cases : Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, all proceedings in respect of a child alleged or found to be in conflict with law pending before any Board or court on the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 24 : Removal of disqualification on the findings of an offence : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, a child who has committed an offence and has been dealt with under the…