Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

§ 1 Short title, extent, commencement and application

§ 2 Definitions

§ 3 General principles to be followed in administration of Act

§ 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

§ 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

§ 27 Child Welfare Committee

§ 28 Procedure in relation to Committee

§ 29 Powers of Committee

§ 30 Functions and responsibilities of Committee

§ 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

§ 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

§ 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

§ 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

§ 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