The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
JJ · 2015
Ch. I · PRELIMINARY
Ch. II · GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Ch. III · JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD
- §4Juvenile Justice Board
- §5Placement of person, who cease to be a child during process of inquiry
- §6Placement of persons, who committed an offence, when person was below the age of eighteen years
- §7Procedure in relation to Board
- §8Powers, functions and responsibilities of the Board
- §9Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate who has not been empowered under this Act
Ch. IV · PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH LAW
- §10Apprehension of child alleged to be in conflict with law
- §11Role of person in whose charge child in conflict with law is placed
- §12Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law
- §13Information to parents, guardian or probation officer
- §14Inquiry by Board regarding child in conflict with law
- §15Preliminary assessment into heinous offences by Board
- §16Review of pendency of inquiry
- §17Orders regarding a child not found to be in conflict with law
- §18Orders regarding child found to be in conflict with law
- §19Powers of Children’s Court
- §20Child attained age of twenty-one years and yet to complete prescribed term of stay in place of safety
- §21Order that may not be passed against a child in conflict with law
- §22Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply against child
- §23No joint proceedings of child in conflict with law and person not a child
- §24Removal of disqualification on the findings of an offence
- §25Special provision in respect of pending cases
- §26Provision with respect of run away child in conflict with law
Ch. V · CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE
Ch. VI · PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION
- §31Production before Committee
- §32Mandatory reporting regarding a child found separated from guardian
- §33Offence of non-reporting
- §34Penalty for non-reporting
- §35Surrender of children
- §36Inquiry
- §37Orders passed regarding a child in need of care and protection
- §38Procedure for declaring a child legally free for adoption
Ch. VII · REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL RE-INTEGRATION
- §39Process of rehabilitation and social re-integration
- §40Restoration of child in need of care and protection
- §41Registration of child care institutions
- §42Penalty for non-registration of child care institutions
- §43Open shelter
- §44Foster care
- §45Sponsorship
- §46After care of children leaving child care institution
- §47Observation homes
- §48Special homes
- §49Place of safety
- §50Children’s Home
- §51Fit facility
- §52Fit person
- §53Rehabilitation and re-integration services in institutions registered under this Act and management thereof
- §54Inspection of institutions registered under this Act
- §55Evaluation of functioning of structures
Ch. VIII · ADOPTION
- §56Adoption
- §57Eligibility of prospective adoptive parents
- §58Procedure for adoption by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India
- §59Procedure for inter-country adoption of an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child
- §60Procedure for inter-country relative adoption
- §61Procedure for disposal of adoption proceedings
- §62Additional procedural requirements and documentation
- §63Effect of adoption
- §64Reporting of adoption
- §65Specialised Adoption Agencies
- §66Adoption of children residing in institutions not registered as adoption agencies
- §67State Adoption Resource Agency
- §68Central Adoption Resource Authority
- §69Steering Committee of Authority
- §70Powers of Authority
- §71Annual Report of Authority
- §72Grants by Central Government
- §73Accounts and audit of Authority
Ch. IX · OTHER OFFENCES AGAINST CHILDREN
- §74Prohibition on disclosure of identity of children
- §75Punishment for cruelty to child
- §76Employment of child for begging
- §77Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotropic substance to a child
- §78Using a child for vending, peddling, carrying, supplying or smuggling any intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug or psychotropic substance
- §79Exploitation of a child employee
- §80Punitive measures for adoption without following prescribed procedures
- §81Sale and procurement of children for any purpose
- §82Corporal punishment
- §83Use of child by militant groups or other adults
- §84Kidnapping and abduction of child
- §85Offences committed on disabled children
- §86Classification of offences and designated court
- §87Abetment
- §88Alternative punishment
- §89Offence committed by child under this Chapter
Ch. X · MISCELLANEOUS
- §90Attendance of parent or guardian of child
- §91Dispensing with attendance of child
- §92Placement of a child suffering from disease requiring prolonged medical treatment in an approved place
- §93Transfer of a child who is mentally ill or addicted to alcohol or other drugs
- §94Presumption and determination of age
- §95Transfer of a child to place of residence
- §96Transfer of child between Children’s Homes, or special homes or fit facility or fit person in different parts of India
- §97Release of a child from an institution
- §98Leave of absence to a child placed in an institution
- §99Reports to be treated as confidential
- §100Protection of action taken in good faith
- §101Appeals
- §102Revision
- §103Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings
- §104Power of the Committee or the Board to amend its own orders
- §105Juvenile justice fund
- §106State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit
- §107Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit
- §108Public awareness on provisions of Act
- §109Monitoring of implementation of Act
- §110Power to make rules
- §111Repeal and savings
- §112Power to remove difficulties