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THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015 A CT N O. 2 OF 2016 [31st December, 2015.] 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 needs through
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. PRELIMINARY. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN. JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD. PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH LAW. CHILD WELFARE COMMITTEE. PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION. REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL RE-INTEGRATION.
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Jan 24, 2022 · The new law reinforces the approach of the juvenile justice system to children in conflict with the law as well as children in need of care and protection. The Juvenile Justice Act of 2015 redefined the “minor” in conflict with the law into a “child” in conflict with the law.
Definitions. Section 3. General principles to be followed in administration of Act. Section 4. Juvenile Justice Board. Section 5. Placement of person, who cease to be a child during process of inquiry. Section 6. Placement of persons, who committed an offence, when person was below the age of eighteen years. Section 7.
Full text containing the act, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, with all the sections, schedules, short title, enactment date, and footnotes.
The Act seeks to hold the child accused of crime accountable, not through punishments, but through counselling. The Act amended in 2015 changed the nomenclature of ‘juvenile’ to ‘child’ and ‘child in conflict with the law’. The Act defines orphaned, surrendered and abandoned children.
