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New Juvenile Justice Act comes into force

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has come into force .

It has replaced the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000

Highlights of the Act:

  • Provides for strengthened provisions for both children in need of careand protection and children in conflict with law.

  • Change in nomenclature from ‘juvenile’ to ‘child’ or ‘child in conflict with law’.

  • Inclusion of several new definitions such as orphaned, abandoned and surrendered children; and petty, serious and heinous offences committed by children.

  • Clarity in powers, function and responsibilities of Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) and Child Welfare Committee (CWC)

  • Separate new chapter on Adoption to streamline adoption of orphan, abandoned and surrendered children;

  • Inclusion of new offences committed against children.

  • Mandatory registration of Child Care Institutions.

  • Special provisions have been made to tackle child offenders committing heinous offences in the age group of 16-18 years.

  • The Juvenile Justice Board is given the option to transfer cases of heinous offences by such children to a Children’s Court (Court of Session) after conducting preliminary assessment.

  • The provisions provide for placing children in a ‘place of safety’ both during and after the trial till they attain the age of 21 years after which an evaluation of the child shall be conducted by the Children’s Court.

  • After the evaluation, the child is either released on probation and if the child is not reformed then the child will be sent to a jail for remaining term.

  • Under the institutional care, children are provided with various services including education, health, nutrition, de-addiction, treatment of diseases, vocational training, skill development, life skill education, counselling, etc to help them assume a constructive role in the society

  •  The existing Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) is given the status of a statutory body to enable it to perform its function more effectively. 

  • Provides for detailed provisions relating to adoption and punishments for not complying with the laid down procedure.

  • Several new offences committed against children, which are so far not adequately covered under any other law, are included in the Act.

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