Sections | Children Act, 1960 |
| Preamble |
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| CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
1. | Short title, extent and commencement |
2. | Definitions |
3. | Continuation of inquiry in respect of child who has ceased to be child |
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| CHAPTER II : COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN |
4. | Child Welfare Boards |
5. | Children’s courts |
6. | Procedure, etc., in relation to Boards and children’s courts |
7. | Power of Board and children’s court |
8. | Procedure to be followed by a magistrate not empowered under the Act |
9. | Children’s homes |
10. | Special schools |
11. | Observation homes |
12. | After-care organisations |
13. | Production of neglected children before Boards |
14. | Special procedure to be followed when neglected child has parent |
15. | Inquiry by Board regarding neglected children |
16. | Power to commit neglected child to suitable custody |
17. | Uncontrollable children |
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| CHAPTER IV : DELINQUENT CHILDREN |
18. | Bail and custody of children |
19. | Information to parent or guardian or probation officer |
20. | Inquiry by children’s court regarding delinquent children |
21. | Orders that may be passed regarding delinquent children |
22. | Orders that may not be passed against delinquent children |
23. | Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Criminal Procedure Code not competent against child |
24. | No joint trial of child and person not a child |
25. | Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction |
26. | Special provision in respect of pending cases |
27. | Sittings, etc., of Boards and children’s courts |
28. | Persons who may be present before competent authority |
29. | Attendance of parent or guardian of child |
30. | Dispensing with attendance of child |
31. | Committal to approved place of child suffering from dangerous disease and its future disposal |
32. | Presumption and determination of age |
33. | Circumstances to be taken into consideration in making orders under the Act |
34. | Sending a child outside jurisdiction |
35. | Reports to be treated as confidential |
36. | Prohibition of publication of names, etc., of children involved in any proceeding under the Act |
37. | Appeals |
38. | Revision |
39. | Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings |
40. | Power to amend orders |
41. | Punishment for cruelty to child |
42. | Employment of children for begging |
43. | Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or dangerous drug to a child |
44. | Exploitation of child employees |
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| CHAPTER VII : MISCELLANEOUS |
45. | Power of Administrator to discharge and transfer children |
46. | Transfers between children’s homes, etc., under the Act, and children’s homes, etc, of like nature in different parts of India |
47. | Transfer of children of unsound mind or suffering from leprosy |
48. | Placing out on licence |
49. | Provision in respect of escaped children |
50. | Contribution by parents |
51. | Control of custodian over child |
52. | Delinquent child under-going sentence at commencement of the Act |
53. | Appointment of officers |
54. | Officers appointed under the Act to be public servants |
55. | Procedure in respect of bonds |
56. | Delegation of powers |
57. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
58. | Act 8 of 1897 and certain provisions of Act 2 of 1974 not to apply |
59. | Power to make rules |
60. | Repeal and savings |