Act Info:Preamble1 - JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2000
Chapter I
Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement and application
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Continuation of inquiry in respect of juvenile who has ceased to be a juvenile
Chapter II
Section4 - Juvenile Justice Board
Section5 - Procedure, etc., in relation to Board
Section6 - Powers of Juvenile Justice Board
Section7 - Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate not empowered under the Act
Section7A - Procedure to be followed when claim of juvenility is raised before any court.
Section8 - Observation homes
Section9 - Special homes
Section10 - Apprehension of juvenile in conflict with law
Section11 - Control of custodian over juvenile
Section12 - Bail of juvenile
Section13 - Information to parent, guardian or probation officer
Section14 - Inquiry by Board regarding juvenile
Section15 - Order that may be passed regarding juvenile
Section16 - Order that may not be passed against juvenile
Section17 - Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not competent against juvenile
Section18 - No joint proceeding of juvenile and person not a juvenile
Section19 - Removal of disqualification attaching to conviction
Section20 - Special provision in respect of pending cases
Section21 - Prohibition of publication of name, etc., of juvenile involved in any proceeding under the Act
Section22 - Provision in respect of escaped juvenile
Section23 - Punishment for cruelty to juvenile or child
Section24 - Employment of juvenile or child for begging
Section25 - Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotic drug or psychotropic substance to juvenile or child
Section26 - Exploitation of juvenile or child employee
Section27 - Special offences
Section28 - Alternative punishment
Chapter III
Section29 - Child Welfare Committee
Section30 - Procedure, etc., in relation to Committee
Section31 - Powers of Committee
Section32 - Production before Committee
Section33 - Inquiry
Section34 - Children's homes
Section35 - Inspection
Section36 - Social auditing
Section37 - Shelter homes
Section38 - Transfer
Section39 - Restoration
Chapter IV
Section40 - Process of rehabilitation and social reintegration
Section41 - Adoption
Section42 - Foster care
Section43 - Sponsorship
Section44 - After-care organisation
Section45 - Linkages and co-ordination
Chapter V
Section46 - Attendance of parent or guardian of juvenile or child
Section47 - Dispensing with attendance of juvenile or child
Section48 - Committal to approved place of juvenile or child suffering from dangerous diseases and his future disposal
Section49 - Presumption and determination of age
Section50 - Sending a juvenile or child outside jurisdiction
Section51 - Reports to be treated as confidential
Section52 - Appeals
Section53 - Revision
Section54 - Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings
Section55 - Power to amend orders
Section56 - Power of competent authority to discharge and transfer juvenile or child
Section57 - Transfer between children's homes under the Act, and juvenile homes of like nature in different parts of India.
Section58 - Transfer of juvenile or child of unsound mind or suffering from leprosy or addicted to drugs
Section59 - Release and absence of juvenile or child on placement
Section60 - Contribution by parents
Section61 - Fund
Section62 - Central, State, district and city advisory boards
Section62A - Constitution of Child protection Unit responsible for implementation of the Act
Section63 - Special juvenile police unit
Section64 - Juvenile in conflict with law undergoing sentence at commencement of this Act
Section65 - Procedure in respect of bonds
Section66 - Delegation of powers
Section67 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section68 - Power to make rules
Section69 - Repeal and savings
Section70 - Power to remove difficulties
Charter1 - CHARTER
Amending Act1 - JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) AMENDMENT ACT, 2006