Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
Act No. 2 of 2016 · in force from 15 January 2016 · 112 sections in 10 chapters. Every section below links to its verbatim text. Search it in plain words on AskBNS.
Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: General Principles of Care and Protection of Children
Chapter III: Juvenile Justice Board
- JJ Act4 Juvenile Justice Board
- JJ Act5 Placement of person, who cease to be a child during process of inquiry
- JJ Act6 Placement of persons, who committed an offence, when person was below the age of eighteen years
- JJ Act7 Procedure in relation to Board
- JJ Act8 Powers, functions and responsibilities of the Board
- JJ Act9 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
- JJ Act10 Apprehension of child alleged to be in conflict with law
- JJ Act11 Role of person in whose charge child in conflict with law is placed
- JJ Act12 Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law
- JJ Act13 Information to parents, guardian or probation officer
- JJ Act14 Inquiry by Board regarding child in conflict with law
- JJ Act15 Preliminary assessment into heinous offences by Board
- JJ Act16 Review of pendency of inquiry
- JJ Act17 Orders regarding a child not found to be in conflict with law
- JJ Act18 Orders regarding child found to be in conflict with law
- JJ Act19 Powers of Children’s Court
- JJ Act20 Child attained age of twenty-one years and yet to complete prescribed term of stay in place of safety
- JJ Act21 Order that may not be passed against a child in conflict with law
- JJ Act22 Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply against child
- JJ Act23 No joint proceedings of child in conflict with law and person not a child
- JJ Act24 Removal of disqualification on the findings of an offence
- JJ Act25 Special provision in respect of pending cases
- JJ Act26 Provision with respect of run away child in conflict with law
Chapter V: Child Welfare Committee
- JJ Act27 Child Welfare Committee
- JJ Act28 Procedure in relation to Committee
- JJ Act29 Powers of Committee
- JJ Act30 Functions and responsibilities of Committee
Chapter VI: Procedure in Relation to Children in Need of Care and Protection
- JJ Act31 Production before Committee
- JJ Act32 Mandatory reporting regarding a child found separated from guardian
- JJ Act33 Offence of non-reporting
- JJ Act34 Penalty for non-reporting
- JJ Act35 Surrender of children
- JJ Act36 Inquiry
- JJ Act37 Orders passed regarding a child in need of care and protection
- JJ Act38 Procedure for declaring a child legally free for adoption
Chapter VII: Rehabilitation and Social Re-integration
- JJ Act39 Process of rehabilitation and social re-integration
- JJ Act40 Restoration of child in need of care and protection
- JJ Act41 Registration of child care institutions
- JJ Act42 Penalty for non-registration of child care institutions
- JJ Act43 Open shelter
- JJ Act44 Foster care
- JJ Act45 Sponsorship
- JJ Act46 After care of children leaving child care institution
- JJ Act47 Observation homes
- JJ Act48 Special homes
- JJ Act49 Place of safety
- JJ Act50 Children’s Home
- JJ Act51 Fit facility
- JJ Act52 Fit person
- JJ Act53 Rehabilitation and re-integration services in institutions registered under this Act and management thereof
- JJ Act54 Inspection of institutions registered under this Act
- JJ Act55 Evaluation of functioning of structures
Chapter VIII: Adoption
- JJ Act56 Adoption
- JJ Act57 Eligibility of prospective adoptive parents
- JJ Act58 Procedure for adoption by Indian prospective adoptive parents living in India
- JJ Act59 Procedure for inter-country adoption of an orphan or abandoned or surrendered child
- JJ Act60 Procedure for inter-country relative adoption
- JJ Act61 [Procedure for disposal of adoption proceedings]
- JJ Act62 Additional procedural requirements and documentation
- JJ Act63 Effect of adoption
- JJ Act64 Reporting of adoption
- JJ Act65 Specialised Adoption Agencies
- JJ Act66 Adoption of children residing in institutions not registered as adoption agencies
- JJ Act67 State Adoption Resource Agency
- JJ Act68 Central Adoption Resource Authority
- JJ Act69 Steering Committee of Authority
- JJ Act70 Powers of Authority
- JJ Act71 Annual Report of Authority
- JJ Act72 Grants by Central Government
- JJ Act73 Accounts and audit of Authority
Chapter IX: Other Offences Against Children
- JJ Act74 Prohibition on disclosure of identity of children
- JJ Act75 Punishment for cruelty to child
- JJ Act76 Employment of child for begging
- JJ Act77 Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotropic substance to a child
- JJ Act78 Using a child for vending, peddling, carrying, supplying or smuggling any intoxicating liquor, narcotic drug or psychotropic substance
- JJ Act79 Exploitation of a child employee
- JJ Act80 Punitive measures for adoption without following prescribed procedures
- JJ Act81 Sale and procurement of children for any purpose
- JJ Act82 Corporal punishment
- JJ Act83 Use of child by militant groups or other adults
- JJ Act84 Kidnapping and abduction of child
- JJ Act85 Offences committed on disabled children
- JJ Act86 Classification of offences and designated court
- JJ Act87 Abetment
- JJ Act88 Alternative punishment
- JJ Act89 Offence committed by child under this Chapter
Chapter X: Miscellaneous
- JJ Act90 Attendance of parent or guardian of child
- JJ Act91 Dispensing with attendance of child
- JJ Act92 Placement of a child suffering from disease requiring prolonged medical treatment in an approved place
- JJ Act93 Transfer of a child who is mentally ill or addicted to alcohol or other drugs
- JJ Act94 Presumption and determination of age
- JJ Act95 Transfer of a child to place of residence
- JJ Act96 Transfer of child between Children’s Homes, or special homes or fit facility or fit person in different parts of India
- JJ Act97 Release of a child from an institution
- JJ Act98 Leave of absence to a child placed in an institution
- JJ Act99 Reports to be treated as confidential
- JJ Act100 Protection of action taken in good faith
- JJ Act101 Appeals
- JJ Act102 Revision
- JJ Act103 Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings
- JJ Act104 Power of the Committee or the Board to amend its own orders
- JJ Act105 Juvenile justice fund
- JJ Act106 State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit
- JJ Act107 Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit
- JJ Act108 Public awareness on provisions of Act
- JJ Act109 Monitoring of implementation of Act
- JJ Act110 Power to make rules
- JJ Act111 Repeal and savings
- JJ Act112 Power to remove difficulties