Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 17 : Orders regarding a child not found to be in conflict with law : (1) Where a Board is satisfied on inquiry that the child brought before it has not committed any offence, then notwithstanding anything contrary contained in…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 16 : Review of pendency of inquiry : (1) The Chief Judicial Magistrate or the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate shall review the pendency of cases of the Board once in every three months, and shall direct the Board to increase the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 15 : Preliminary assessment into heinous offences by Board : (1) In case of a heinous offence alleged to have been committed by a child, who has completed or is above the age of sixteen years, the Board shall conduct…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 14 : Inquiry by Board regarding child in conflict with law : (1) Where a child alleged to be in conflict with law is produced before Board, the Board shall hold an inquiry in accordance with the provisions of this…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 13 : Information to parents, guardian or probation officer : (1) Where a child alleged to be in conflict with law is apprehended, the officer designated as Child Welfare Police Officer of the police station, or the special juvenile police…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 12 : Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law : (1) When any person, who is apparently a child and is alleged to have committed a bailable or non-bailable offence, is…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 11 : Role of person in whose charge child in conflict with law is placed : Any person in whose charge a child in conflict with law is placed, shall while the order is in force, have responsibility of the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter IV : Procedure In Relation To Children In Conflict With Law : Section 10 : Apprehension of child alleged to be in conflict with law : (1) As soon as a child alleged to be in conflict with law is…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 9 : Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate who has not been empowered under this Act : (1) When a Magistrate, not empowered to exercise the powers of the Board under this Act is of the opinion that the…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 8 : Powers, functions and responsibilities of the Board : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force but save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, the Board constituted for any district shall…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 7 : Procedure in relation to Board : (1) The Board shall meet at such times and shall observe such rules in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, as may be prescribed and shall ensure that all…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 6 : Placement of persons, who committed an offence, when person was below the age of eighteen years : (1) Any person, who has completed eighteen years of age, and is apprehended for committing an offence when he was below…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 5 : Placement of person, who cease to be a child during process of inquiry : Where an inquiry has been initiated in respect of any child under this Act, and during the course of such inquiry, the child completes…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter III : Juvenile Justice Board : Section 4 : Juvenile Justice Board : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973,(2 of 1974) the State Government shall, constitute for every district, one or more Juvenile Justice Boards…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Chapter II : General Principles Of Care And Protection Of Children : Section 3 : General principles to be followed in administration of Act : The Central Government, the State Governments, 1.[the Board, the Committee, or] other agencies, as the case…
Juvenile Justice Act 2015 Section 2 : Definitions : In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (1) “abandoned child” means a child deserted by his biological or adoptive parents or guardians, who has been declared as abandoned by the Committee after due inquiry; (2)…
Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act 2015 (2 of 2016) 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…