The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
[Act No. 2 of 2016]
[31st December, 2015.]
| Contents | |
| Sections | Particulars |
| Title | The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 |
| Chapter I | Preliminary |
| 1. | Short title, extent, commencement and application |
| 2. | Definitions |
| Chapter II | General Principles of Care and Protection of Children |
| 3. | General principles to be followed in administration of Act |
| Chapter III | Juvenile Justice Board |
| 4. | Juvenile Justice Board |
| 5. | Placement of person, who cease to be a child during process of inquiry |
| 6. | Placement of persons, who committed an offence, when person was below the age of eighteen years |
| 7. | Procedure in relation to Board |
| 8. | Powers, functions and responsibilities of the Board |
| 9. | Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate who has not been empowered under this Act |
| Chapter IV | Procedure in Relation to Children in Conflict with Law |
| 10. | Apprehension of child alleged to be in conflict with law |
| 11. | Role of person in whose charge child in conflict with law is placed |
| 12. | Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law |
| 13. | Information to parents, guardian or probation officer |
| 14. | Inquiry by Board regarding child in conflict with law |
| 15. | Preliminary assessment into heinous offences by Board |
| 16. | Review of pendency of inquiry |
| 17. | Orders regarding a child not found to be in conflict with law |
| 18. | Orders regarding child found to be in conflict with law |
| 19. | Powers of Children's Court |
| 20. | Child attained age of twenty-one years and yet to complete prescribed term of stay in place of safety |
| 21. | Order that may not be passed against a child in conflict with law |
| 22. | Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply against child |
| 23. | No joint proceedings of child in conflict with law and person not a child |
| 24. | Removal of disqualification on the findings of an offence |
| 25. | Special provision in respect of pending cases |
| 26. | Provision with respect of run away child in conflict with law |
| Chapter V | Child Welfare Committee |
| 27. | Child Welfare Committee |
| 28. | Procedure in relation to Committee |
| 29. | Powers of Committee |
| 30. | Functions and responsibilities of Committee |
| Chapter VI | Procedure in Relation to Children In Need of Care and Protection |
| 31. | Production before Committee |
| 32. | Mandatory reporting regarding a child found separated from guardian |
| 33. | Offence of non-reporting |
| 34. | Penalty for non-reporting |
| 35. | Surrender of children |
| 36. | Inquiry |
| 37. | Orders passed regarding a child in need of care and protection |
| 38. | Procedure for declaring a child legally free for adoption |
| Chapter VII | Rehabilitation and Social Re-Integration |
| 39. | Process of rehabilitation and social re-integration |
| 40. | Restoration of child in need of care and protection |
| 41. | Registration of child care institutions |
| 42. | Penalty for non-registration of child care institutions |
| 43. | Open shelter |
| 44. | Foster care |
| 45. | Sponsorship |
| 46. | After care of children leaving child care institution |
| 47. | Observation homes |
| 48. | Special homes |
| 49. | Place of safety |
| 50. | Children's Home |
| 51. | Fit facility |
| 52. | Fit person |
| 53. | Rehabilitation and re-integration services in institutions registered under this Act and management thereof |
| 54. | Inspection of institutions registered under this Act |
| 55. | Evaluation of functioning of structures |
| Chapter VIII | Adoption |
| 56. | Adoption |
| 57. | Eligibility of prospective adoptive parents |
| 58. | Procedure for adoption by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India |
| 59 | Procedure for inter-country adoption of an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child |
| 60. | Procedure for inter-country relative adoption |
| 61. | Court procedure and penalty against payment in consideration of adoption |
| 62. | Additional procedural requirements and documentation |
| 63. | Effect of adoption |
| 64. | Reporting of adoption |
| 65. | Specialised Adoption Agencies |
| 66. | Adoption of children residing in institutions not registered as adoption agencies |
| 67. | State Adoption Resource Agency |
| 68. | Central Adoption Resource Authority |
| 69. | Steering Committee of Authority |
| 70. | Powers of Authority |
| 71. | Annual Report of Authority |
| 72. | Grants by Central Government |
| 73. | Accounts and audit of Authority |
| Chapter IX | Other Offences Against Children |
| 74. | Prohibition on disclosure of identity of children |
| 75. | Punishment for cruelty to child |
| 76. | Employment of child for begging |
| 77. | Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotropic substance to a child |
| 78. | Using a child for vending, peddling, carrying, supplying or smuggling any intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug or psychotropic substance |
| 79. | Exploitation of a child employee |
| 80. | Punitive measures for adoption without following prescribed procedures |
| 81. | Sale and procurement of children for any purpose |
| 82. | Corporal punishment |
| 83. | Use of child by militant groups or other adults |
| 84. | Kidnapping and abduction of child |
| 85. | Offences committed on disabled children |
| 86. | Classification of offences and designated court |
| 87. | Abetment |
| 88. | Alternative punishment |
| 89. | Offence committed by child under this Chapter |
| Chapter X | Miscellaneous |
| 90. | Attendance of parent or guardian of child |
| 91. | Dispensing with attendance of child |
| 92. | Placement of a child suffering from disease requiring prolonged medical treatment in an approved place |
| 93. | Transfer of a child who is mentally ill or addicted to alcohol or other drugs |
| 94. | Presumption and determination of age |
| 95. | Transfer of a child to place of residence |
| 96. | Transfer of child between Children's Homes, or special homes or fit facility or fit person in different parts of India |
| 97. | Release of a child from an institution |
| 98. | Leave of absence to a child placed in an institution |
| 99. | Reports to be treated as confidential |
| 100. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 101. | Appeals |
| 102. | Revision |
| 103. | Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings |
| 104. | Power of the Committee or the Board to amend its own orders |
| 105. | Juvenile justice fund |
| 106. | State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit |
| 107. | Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit |
| 108. | Public awareness on provisions of Act |
| 109. | Monitoring of implementation of Act |
| 110. | Power to make rules |
| 111. | Repeal and savings |
| 112. | Power to remove difficulties |