SECTIONS | Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 As Amended upto date |
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| | Preamble |
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| | CHAPTER I: PRELIMINARY |
| 1. | Short title, extent, commencement and application |
| 2. | Definitions |
| 3. | Continuation of inquiry in respect of juvenile who has ceased to be a juvenile |
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| | CHAPTER II: JUVENILE IN CONFLICT WITH LAW |
| 4. | Juvenile Justice Board |
| 5. | Procedure etc. in relation to Board |
| 6. | Powers of Juvenile Justice Board |
| 7. | Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate not empowered under the Act |
| 7-A. | Procedure to be followed when claim of juvenility is raised before any court |
| 8. | Observation homes |
| 9. | Special homes |
| 10. | Apprehension of juvenile in conflict with law |
| 11. | Control of custodian over juvenile |
| 12. | Bail of juvenile |
| 13. | Information to parent, guardian or probation officer |
| 14. | Inquiry by Board regarding juvenile |
| 15. | Order that may be passed regarding juvenile |
| 16. | Order that may not be passed against juvenile |
| 17. | Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not competent against juvenile |
| 18. | No joint proceeding of juvenile and person not a juvenile |
| 19. | Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction |
| 20. | Special provision in respect of pending cases |
| 21. | Prohibition of publication of name, etc., of juvenile in conflict with law or child in need of care and protection involved in any proceeding under the Act |
| 22. | Provision in respect of escaped juvenile |
| 23. | Punishment for cruelty to juvenile or child |
| 24. | Employment of juvenile or child for begging |
| 25. | Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotropic substance to juvenile or child |
| 26. | Exploitation of juvenile or child employee |
| 27. | Special offences |
| 28. | Alternative punishment |
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| | CHAPTER III: CHILD IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION |
| 29. | Child Welfare Committee |
| 30. | Procedure, etc., in relation to Committee |
| 31. | Powers of Committee |
| 32. | Production before committee |
| 33. | Inquiry |
| 34. | Children's homes |
| 35. | Inspection |
| 36. | Social auditing |
| 37. | Shelter homes |
| 38. | Transfer |
| 39. | Restoration |
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| | CHAPTER IV: REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL REINTEGRATION |
| 40. | Process of rehabilitation and social reintegration |
| 41. | Adoption |
| 42. | Foster care |
| 43. | Sponsorship |
| 44. | After-care organization |
| 45. |
Linkages and co-ordination |
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| | CHAPTER V: MISCELLANEOUS |
| 46. | Attendance of parent or guardian of juvenile or child |
| 47. | Dispensing with attendance of juvenile or child |
| 48. | Committal to approved places of juvenile or child suffering from dangerous diseases and his future disposal |
| 49. | Presumption and determination of age |
| 50. | Sending a juvenile or child outside jurisdiction |
| 51. | Reports to be treated as confidential |
| 52. | Appeals |
| 53. | Revision |
| 54. | Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings |
| 55. | Power to amend orders |
| 56. | Power of competent authority to discharge and transfer juvenile or child |
| 57. | Transfer between children's homes, under the Act, and juvenile homes, of like nature in different parts of India |
| 58. | Transfer of juvenile or child of unsound mind or suffering from leprosy or addicted to drugs |
| 59. | Release and absence of juvenile or child in placement |
| 60. | Contribution by parents |
| 61. | Fund |
| 62. | Central, State, district and city advisory boards |
| 62-A. | Constitution of Child Protection Unit responsible for implementation of the Act |
| 63. | Special juvenile police unit |
| 64. | Juvenile in conflict with law undergoing sentence at commencement of this Act |
| 65. | Procedure in respect of bonds |
| 66. | Delegation of powers |
| 67. | Protection of action taken in good faith |
| 68. | Power to make rules |
| 69. | Repeal and savings |
| 70. | Power to remove difficulties |
