Title : Commitment of Child or Youthful Offender to Classifying Centre
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
1[Where a child is found to have committed an offence, the court, if satisfied on enquiry that it is expedient so to deal with the child, may order him to be committed to a Classifying Centre for such period of detention as will not, subject to the provisions of section 5, extend beyond the time in the case of a boy when he completes the age of eighteen years and in the case of a girl, when she completes the age of twenty years, or in exceptional cases for a shorter period, the reasons for such shorter period to be recorded in writing.] _________________ 1. Section 71 was substituted by Mah. 54 of 1975, section 38. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Other Order of the Court
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
A court may, if it shall think fit, instead of directing any youthful offender 1[to be detained in a Classifying Centre under section 71] - (i) order him to be discharged after due admonition; (ii) without passing any final order, direct that he be released on probation of good conduct and committed to the care of his parent or guardian or other adult relative or other fit person on such parent, guardian, relative or person executing a bond, with or without sureties, as the court may require, to be responsible for, the good behaviour and well-being of the youthful offender for any period not exceeding three years and for the observance of such other conditions as the court may impose for securing that the youthful offender may lead an honest and industrious life; (iii) if the..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Repatriation
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
(1) In the case of a youthful offender whose ordinary place of residence lies outside the jurisdiction of the court before which he is brought, if the court is satisfied after due inquiry that it is expedient so to do, the court may send the youthful offender on his own bond back to a relative or a fit person, who is fit and willing to receive him at his native place and exercise proper care and control of him, notwithstanding the fact that the youthful offender has to be sent to a place outside the 1[State]. (2) Any breach of the said bond shall render the youthful offender, if found at any time at any place within the 1[State] liable to be committed to 2[Classifying Centre] or to the care of another fit person. _____________________ 1. This word was substituted for the word..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Power to Order Parent to Pay Fine Etc., Instead of Child
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
(1) Where the offence committed is punishable with fine and if the youthful offender is under fourteen years of age, the Court shall, order that the fine be paid by the parent or guardian of the child, unless the court is satisfied that the parent or guardian cannot be found or that he has not conduced to the commission of the offence by neglecting to exercise due care of the child. (2) An order under this section may be made against a parent or guardian who having been required to attend, has failed to do so, but save as aforesaid, no such order shall be made without giving the parent or guardian an opportunity of being heard. (3) Where a parent or guardian is directed to pay a fine under this section, the amount may be recovered in accordance with the provisions of the Code of..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Release of Youthful Offenders Under Supervision
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
The court shall wherever possible order that the youthful offender released under section 72 be placed under supervision : Provided that, if it appears to the court on receiving a report from the 1[Child Welfare Officer (Probation)] or otherwise, that the youthful offender has not been of good behaviour during the period of supervision, it may proceed to pass such final order as it would have done, had it not placed the youthful offender on probation of good conduct. _________________ 1. These words and brackets were substituted for the words "Probation Officer" by Mah. 54 of 1975, section 41. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Postponement Sine Die
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provision, the court may adjourn the case of a youthful offender sine die and may re-open at the stage of the proceedings at which it was left when adjourned, on additional grounds or material being placed before the Court. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Court Empowered to Exercise Powers Under One or More of Preceding Provisions
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
In passing an order in respect of a youthful offender under this Part, it shall be lawful to the court to exercise its powers under any one or more of the foregoing provisions at the same time, if it is necessary and expedient to do so in the interests of the offender. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Measure for Detention Etc. of Children and Youthful Offenders
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
Part VIII MEASURE FOR DETENTION ETC. OF CHILDREN AND YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Detention of Child in Place of Safety
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
(1) Any police officer, not below the rank of sub-inspector 1[or Child Welfare Officer (Probation)] or a police officer or a person authorised in this behalf in accordance with rules made by the 2[State] Government may take to a place of safety any child in respect of whom an offence has been, or there is reason to believe has been, or is likely to be committed. (2) A child so taken to a place of safety and also any child, who seeks refuse in a place of safety may be detained until he can be brought before the Court : Provided that, such detention shall not in the absence of a special order of the court exceed a period of twenty-four hours exclusive of the time necessary for the journey from the place of detention to the court. (3) The court may thereupon make such order as..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Court's powers for care detention of child
State : Maharashtra
Year : 1948
(1) Where it appears to the court that an offence as stated in section 78 has been committed or is likely to be committed in respect of any child who is brought before it and that it is expedient in the interests of the child that action should be taken under this Act, the court may make such order as circumstances may admit and require for the care and detention of the child until a reasonable time has elapsed for the institution of proceedings against the person for having committed the offence in respect of the child or for the purpose of taking such other lawful action as may be necessary. (2) The order of detention made under sub-section (1) shall remain in force until such time as the proceedings instituted against any person for an offence referred to in sub-section (1)..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section