JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) RULES, 2007
(1) These rules may be called the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007.
(2) They shall come into force cm the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
In these rules, unless the context otherwise 1[requires-]
(a) "abandoned means an unaccompanied and deserted child who is declared abandoned by the Committee after due inquiry;
(b) "Act" means the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 (56 of 2000) as amended by the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006 (33 of 2006);
(c) "best interest of the child" means a decision taken to ensure the physical, emotional, intellectual, social and moral development of juvenile or child;
(d) "child friendly" means any process and interpretation, attitude, environment and treatment, that is humane, considerate and in the best interest of the child;
(e) "community servic
(1) The State Government, the Juvenile Justice Board, the Child Welfare Committee or other competent authorities or agencies, as the case may be, while implementing the provisions of these rules shall abide and be guided by the principles, specified in sub-rule (2).
(2) The following principles shall, interdict, be fundamental to the application, interpretation and implementation of the Act and the rules made hereunder:
I. Principle of presumption of innocence:
(a) A juvenile or child or juvenal in conflict with law is presumed to be innocent of any malafide or criminal intent up to the age of eighteen years.
(b) The juvenile's or juvenile's in conflict with law or child's right to presumption of innocence shall be respected throughout the process o
There shall be one or more Juvenile Justice Boards in every district, which shall be constituted by the State Government as per section 4 of the Act.
(1) The Board shall consist of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class, as the case may be, and two social workers of whom at least one shall be a woman, forming a bench:
Provided that the Principal Magistrate of the Board shall review the pendency of cases before the Board and take such steps, as may be necessary in the expeditious disposal of the cases.
(2) Every such bench shall have the powers conferred by the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (2 of 1974).
(3) (i) A Magistrate with special knowledge or training in child psychology or child welfare shall be designated as the Principal Magistrate of the Board.
(ii) In case the Principal Magistrate with such special knowledge or training is not available, then, the S
(1) The Board shall have a tenure of three years and the appointment of members shall be co-terminus with the tenure of the Board.
(2) A social worker being a member of the Board shall be eligible for appointment for a maximum of two consecutive terms.
(3) Any extension of the tenure of members of the Board shall be on the basis of their performance appraisal by the District Child Protection Unit of the State Government and on the recommendation of a Selection Committee constituted for the purpose and the performance appraisal of members of the Board shall necessarily assess their participation in the proceedings of the Board and contribution in case disposal.
(4) A member may resign any time, by giving one month's advance notice in writing or may be removed from his office as provided in sub-
(1) The social worker to be appointed as a member of the Board shall be a person not less than 35 years of age, who has a post-graduate degree in social work, health, education, psychology, child development or any other social science discipline and has been actively involved and engaged in planning, implementing and administering measures relating to child welfare for at least seven years.
(2) No person shall be considered for selection as a Member of the Board, if he, -
(a) has been convicted under any law;
(b) have ever indulged in child abuse or employment of child labour or any other human rights violations or immoral act;
(c) is holding such other occupation that does not allow him to give necessary time and attention to the work of the Board
The social worker members of the Board shall be paid such travel and sitting allowance, as the State Government may determine, but it shall not be less than rupees five hundred per sitting.
(1) The Board shall hold its sittings in the premises of an Observation Home or, at a place in proximity to the observation home or, at a suitable premise in any institution run under the Act, and in no circumstances shall the Board operate from within ' any court premises.
(2) The premises where the Board holds its sittings shall be child-friendly and shall not look like a court room in any manner whatsoever; for example, the Board shall not sit on a raised platform and the sitting arrangement shall be uniform, and there shall be no witness boxes.
(3) The Board shall meet on all working days of a week, unless the case pendency is less in a particular district and concerned authority issues an order in this regard.
(4) A minimum of three-fourth attendance of the Chairperson and Members of the
The Board shall perform the following functions to achieve the objectives of the Act, namely :-
(a) adjudicate and dispose cases of juveniles in conflict with law;
(b) take cognizance of crimes committed under section 23 to 28 of the Act;
(c) monitoring institutions for juveniles in conflict with law and seeking compliance from them in cases of any noticeable lapses and improvement based on suggestions of the Board;
(d) deal with non-compliance on the part of concerned government functionaries or functionaries of voluntary organizations, as the case may be, in accordance with due process of law;
(e) pass necessary direction to the district authority and 1[police] to create or provide necessary infrastruct
(1) As soon as a juvenile alleged to be in conflict with law is apprehended by the 1[police], the concerned police officer shall inform:
(a) the designated Juvenile or the Child Welfare Officer in the nearest police station to take charge of the matter;
(b) the parents or guardian of the juvenile alleged to be in conflict with law about the apprehension of the juvenile, about the address of the Board where the juvenile will be produced and the date and time when the parents or guardian need to be present before the Board;
(c) the concerned probation officer, of such apprehension to enable him to obtain information regarding social background of the juvenile and other material circumstances likely to be of assistance to the Board for conducting the inquiry.
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(1) In every case concerning a child or a juvenile in conflict with law, the court or the Board or as the case may be the Committee referred to in rule 19 of these rules shall determine the age of such juvenile or child or a juvenile in conflict with law within a period of thirty days from the date of making of the application for that purpose.
(2) The court or the Board or as the case may be the Committee shall decide the juvenility or otherwise of the juvenile or the child or as the case may be the juvenile in conflict with law, prima facie on the basis of physical appearance or documents, if available, and send him to the observation home or in jail.
(3) In every case concerning a child or juvenile in conflict with law, the age determination inquiry shall be conducted by the court or the Board or, as the case may be, the Committee by
(1) On production of the juvenile before the Board, the report containing social background of the juvenile and circumstances of apprehension and offence alleged to have been committed provided by the officers, individuals, agencies producing the juvenile shall be reviewed by the Board, and the Board shall pass the following order in the first summary inquiry on the same day, namely:-
(a) dispose off the case, if the evidence of his conflict with law appears to be unfounded or where the juvenile is involved in trivial law breaking;
(b) transfer to the Committee, matters concerning juveniles clearly stated to be in need of care and protection in the police report submitted to the Board at the time of production of the juvenile;
(c) release the juvenile in the supervision or custody of fit perso
(1) The proceedings before the Board shall be conducted in non-adversarial environment, but with due regard to all the due process guarantees such as right to counsel and free legal aid.
(2) The Board shall ensure that the Legal Officer in the District Child Protection Unit and the State Legal Aid Services Authority shall extend free legal services to all the juvenile in conflict with law.
(3) The Legal Officer in the District Child Protection Unit and the State Legal Aid Services Authority shall be under an obligation to provide legal services sought by the Board.
(4) In the event of shortfall in the State Legal Aid Services support, the Board shall be responsible for seeking legal services from recognized voluntary legal services organisations or the university legal services clinics.
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(1) The Board shall complete every inquiry within the stipulated time of four months and on recording a finding about juvenile's involvement in the alleged offence, pass one of the seven dispositional orders enumerated in section 15 of the Act.
(2) Before passing an order, the Board shall obtain a social investigation report prepared by the probation officer or by a recognized voluntary organization ordered to do so by the Board, and take the findings of the report into account,
(3) All dispositional orders passed by the Board shall necessarily include an individual care plan for the concerned juvenile in conflict with law, prepared by a probation officer or voluntary organization on the basis of interaction with the juvenile and his family where possible.
(4) Where the Board decides to releas
(1) The State Government or the voluntary organisation recognised by that State Government shall set up separate observation homes or special homes for boys and girls.
(2) The observation homes or special homes shall set up separate residential facilities for boys and girls up to 12 years, 13-15 years and 16 years and above.
(3) Every institution shall keep a copy of the Act, the rules made by the Central Government and the State rules if any, for use by both staff, juveniles and children residing therein.
(4) The State Governments in collaboration with civil society shall develop and make available simplified and child friendly versions of the Act and the rules in regional languages.
(5) All facilities and services for juveniles in conflict with la
(1) The Officer-in-charge shall maintain a roster of the cases of juveniles in conflict with law to be released on the expiry of the period of stay as ordered by the Board.
(2) Each case shall be placed before the Management Committee set up under rule 55 of these rules by the concerned probation officer or child welfare officer or case worker for ensuring proper release and social mainstreaming of the juvenile post-release.
(3) The release shall be as per the pre-release and post-release plan prepared under the individual care plan and reviewed from time to time by the management committee set up under rule 55 of these rules and in all cases of release, necessary action and preparation shall be initiated well before the time of release and shall include preparation for post-release follow-up.
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(1) In the event of violation of provisions laid down under section 21 of the Act,-
(a) the Board shall take cognizance of such violation by print or electronic media and shall initiate necessary inquiry and pass appropriate orders as per provisions contained in subsection (2) of section 21 of the Act; and
(b) where the National or the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights takes suo motu cognizance of violation under section 21 of the Act, it shall inform the District or the State Child Protection Unit of the concerned district and the State directing them to initiate necessary action through the Board.
(2) In the event of an escape of a juvenile in conflict with law or a child, the following action shall be taken within twenty-four hours,-
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There shall be a Child Welfare Committee in every district, which shall be constituted by the State Government through a notification in the Official Gazette as per sub-section (1) of section 29 of the Act.
(1) The Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and four other members, of whom at least one shall be a woman.
(2) The Chairperson and members of the Committee shall be appointed on the recommendation of a Selection Committee set up by the State Government, for the purpose under rule 91.
(3) the Selection Committee, while selecting the Chairperson and Members of the Committee, shall as far as possible ensure that none of them are from any adoption agency.
(4) The State Government shall provide for such training and orientation in child psychology, child welfare, child rights, national and international standards for juvenile justice to all members of the Committee as it considers necessary.
(1) The Committee shall have a tenure of three years and the tenure of Chairperson and Members shall be co-terminus with the tenure of the Committee.
(2) The Chairperson and Members of the Committee shall be eligible for appointment for a maximum of two consecutive terms.
(3) Extension of the tenure of members of the Committee shall be on the basis of their performance appraisal by the District Child Protection Unit or the State Government and on the recommendation of the Selection Committee.
(4) With a view to ensuring continuity on completion of the tenure of a Committee, the State Government shall constitute a new Committee before the expiry of the term of the existing Committee; where after the existing Committee shall handover all records and information to the newly formed Committee.
(1) A person to be selected as a Chairperson or Member of the Committee shall have either of the following qualifications, in addition to a minimum of seven years experience in their respective field:
(i) a person with post graduate degree in social work, psychology, child development, education, sociology, law, criminology and, where such a person is- not available, a person with at least a graduate degree in any of the social science disciplines;
(ii) a teacher, doctor or a social worker who has been involved in work concerning children.
(2) The Chairperson or Member of the Committee shall be a person not less than 35 years of age.
(3) No person shall be considered for Selection as a Chairperson or Member of the Committee, if he,-
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The Chairperson and Members of the Committee shall be paid such travel and sitting allowance, as the State Government may determine, but it shall not be less than rupees five hundred per sitting per member.
(1) The Committee shall hold its sittings in the premises of the children's home or, at a place in proximity to the children's home or, at a suitable premise in any institution run under the Act.
(2) On receiving information about child or children in need of care and protection, if circumstances are such that the child or children cannot be produced before the Committee, the Committee may move out to reach the child or children and hold its sitting at a place that is convenient for such child or children.
(3) The premises where the Committee holds its sittings shall be child-friendly and shall not look like a court room in any manner whatsoever; for example, the Committee shall not sit on a raised platform and the sitting arrangement shall be uniform and there shall be no witness boxes.
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The Committee shall perform the following functions to achieve the objectives of the Act, namely:-
(a) take cognizance of and receive children produced before the Committee;
(b) decide on the matters brought before the Committee;
(c) reach out to such children in need of care and protection who are not in a position to be produced before the Committee, being in difficult circumstances, with support from the District Child Protection Unit or State Child Protection Unit or the State Government;
(d) conduct necessary inquiry on all issues relating to and affecting the safety and well being of the child;
(e) direct the Child Welfare Officers or Probation Officers or non-governmental organisations to conduct s
(1) The quorum for the meeting shall be three members attending, which may include the Chairperson.
(2) Any decision taken by an individual member, when the Committee is not sitting, shall require ratification by the Committee in its next sitting.
(3) The Committee shall take into consideration the age, developmental stage, physical and mental health, opinion of the child and the recommendation of the child welfare officer or caseworker, prior to disposal of cases.
(4) For final disposal of a case, the order of the Committee shall be signed by at least two members, including the Chairperson.
(1) A child in need of care and protection shall be produced before the Committee within twenty-four hours, excluding journey time, by one of the following persons-
(a) any police officer or Special Juvenile Police Unit or a designated police officer;
(b) any public servant;
(c) childline, a registered voluntary organization or by such other voluntary organization or an agency as may be recognized by the State Government;
(d) social worker;
(e) any public spirited citizen; or
(f) by the child himself.
(2) In case of a child under two years of age, who is medically unfit, the person or the organization shall send a wr
(1) When a child is brought before the Committee, the Committee shall assign the case to a social worker or caseworker or child welfare officer or Officer-in-charge as the case may be, of the institution or any recognized agency for conducting the inquiry through an order in Form-XII.
(2) The Committee shall direct the concerned person or organization about the details or particulars to be enquired into for developing an individual care plan and suitable rehabilitation.
(3) All inquiries conducted by a social worker or caseworker or child welfare officer or Officer-in-charge of the institution or any recognized agency shall be as per Form-XIII and must provide an assessment of the family situation of the child in detail, and explain in writing whether it will be in the best interest of the child to restore him to his family.
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(1) The State Government itself or in association with voluntary organizations, shall set up separate homes for children in need of care and protection, in the manner specified below-
(a) all children's homes shall be registered as child care institutions under sub-section (3) of section 34 of the Act and rule 71 of these rules;
(b) all children's homes shall be certified as per the procedure laid down in rule 70;
(c) all children's homes shall report to the concerned Committee about every child in need of care and protection received by them;
(d) children of both sexes below, ten years may be kept in the same home but separate facilities shall be maintained for boys and girls in the age group 5 to 10 years;
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(1) For children in urgent need of care and protection, such as street children and run-away children, the State Government shall support creation of requisite number of shelter homes or drop-in- centres through the voluntary organizations.
(2) Shelter homes shall include:
(g) short-stay homes for children needing temporary shelter, care and protection for a maximum period of one year,
(h) transitional homes providing immediate care and protection to a child for a maximum period of four months,
(i) 24 hour drop-in-centres for children needing day care or night shelter facility.
(3) The shelter homes or drop-in-centres shall have the minimum facilities of boarding and lodging, besides the provision for ful
The Central Government, State Government, the Juvenile Justice Board, the Child Welfare Committee, other competent authorities and agencies shall, in the best interest of children, ensure that every person, school or such other educational institutions abide by the guidelines issued from time to time by Central Government and State Government.
The primary aim of rehabilitation and social reintegration is to help children in restoring their dignity and self-worth and mainstream them through rehabilitation within the family where possible, or otherwise through alternate care programmes and long-term institutional care shall be of last resort.
(1) The primary aim of adoption is to provide a child who cannot be cared for by his biological parents with a permanent substitute family.
(2) For all matters relating to adoption, the guidelines issued by the Central Adoption Resource Agency and notified by the Central Government under sub-section (3.) of section 41 of the Act, shall apply.
(3) In case of orphaned and abandoned children the following procedure shall apply, namely:-
(a) Specialized Adoption Agencies shall produce all orphaned and abandoned children who are to be declared legally free for adoption before the Committee within twenty-four hours of receiving such children, excluding the time taken for journey;
(b) a child becomes eligible for adoption when the Committee has completed i
(1) For children who cannot be placed in adoption, order shall be issued by the competent authority in Form XVII for carrying out foster care, as given in sub-section (2) of section 42 of the Act and rule 35 (1) of these rules, under the supervision of a probation officer or case worker or social worker, as the case may be, and the period of foster care shall depend on the need of the child.
(2) Every State Government shall design its own foster care programme so as to reduce institutionalization of children and enable a nurturing family environment for every child.
(3) The State Government shall consult the Boards or Committees, non-governmental organisations, academicians and organisations working on alternative care for* children in developing the foster care programme.
(1) In case of the children covered under rule 34 of these rules, the following criteria shall apply for selection of families for foster care, namely:-
(i) foster parents should have stable emotional adjustment within the family;
(ii) foster parents should have an income in which they are able to meet the needs of the child and are not dependent on the foster care maintenance payment;
(iii) the monthly family income shall be adequate to take care of foster children and approved by the Committee;
(iv) medical reports of all the members of the family residing in the premises should be obtained including checks on Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) and Hepatitis B to determine that they are medically fit;
In case of pre-adoption foster care, the provisions contained in sub-section (1) of section 42-and the corresponding guidelines notified under subsection (3) of section 41 of the Act, shall apply.
(1) The State Government shall prepare sponsorship programme in consultation with the Non Governmental Organisations, Child Welfare Committees, other relevant government agencies and the corporate sector.
(2) The State Government, with the help of District or State Child Protection Units shall identify families and children at risk and provide necessary support services in the form of sponsorship for child's education, health, nutrition and other developmental needs.
(3) The children's homes and special homes shall promote sponsorship programmes as laid down in section 43 of the Act.
(4) The institutions receiving sponsorship, shall maintain proper and separate accounts of all the receipts and payments for the programme.
(5) The Board or the Committ
(1) The State Government shall set up an after care programme for care of juveniles or children after they leave special homes and children's homes with the objective to facilitate their transition from an institution-based life to mainstream society for social re-integration.
(2) After care programmes shall be made available for 18-21 year old persons, who have no place to go to or are unable to support themselves, by the District or State Child Protection Units in collaboration with voluntary organizations for the purpose of section 44 of the Act and this rule.
(3) Once the Board or the Committee passes an order in Form XIX for placing a juvenile or a child completing 18 years of age under the after care programme, a copy of such order shall be sent to the District and the State Child Protection Unit and the State Government, who shall
(1) The State Government shall circulate a copy of the Act and the rules framed thereunder to establish effective linkages between various government, non-government, corporate and other community agencies for facilitating the rehabilitation and social reintegration of juveniles or children through the Board or the Committee as the case may be.
(2) The State Government with the help of State or District Child Protection Unit shall identify the roles and responsibilities of each department at State or district levels for effective implementation of the Act and the rules and inform them through a notification.
(3) The State Government with the help of State or District Child Protection Unit shall arrange for appropriate training and sensitization of functionaries of these departments from time to time in coordination with National Institut
(1) The homes for juveniles in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection shall function from separate premises.
(2) The accommodation in each institution shall be as per the following criteria, namely:-
(a) Observation Home:
(i) Separate observation homes for girls and boys;
(ii) Classification and segregation of juveniles according to their age group preferably 7-11 years, 12-16 years and 16-18 years, giving due consideration to physical and mental status and the nature of the offence committed.
(b) Special Home:
(i) Separate special homes for girls above the age of 10 years and boys in the age groups of 11 to 15 and 16 to 18 years;
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The clothing and bedding shall be as per the scale and climatic conditions. The requirements of each juvenile or child and the minimum standards for clothing and bedding are laid down in Schedule-I of these rules.
Every institution shall have the following facilities, namely:-
(a) sufficient treated drinking water; water filters shall be installed;
(b) sufficient water for bathing and washing clothes, maintenance and cleanliness of the premises;
(c) proper drainage system;
(d) arrangements for disposal of garbage;
(e) protection from mosquitoes by providing mosquito nets;
(f) annual pest control;
(g) sufficient number of well lit and airy toilets in the proportion of at least one toilet for seven children;
(h) sufficient number of well lit and airy bathrooms in the proportion of at
(1) Every institution shall have a daily routine for the juveniles or children developed in consultation with the Children's Committees, which shall be prominently displayed at various places within the institution.
(2) The daily routine shall provide, inter alia, for a regulated and disciplined life, personal hygiene and cleanliness, physical exercise, yoga, educational classes, vocational training, organized recreation and games, moral education, group activities, prayer and community singing and special programmes for Sundays and holidays.
The following nutrition and diet scale shall be followed by the institutions, namely: -
(a) the children shall be provided four meals in a day including breakfast;
(b) the menu shall be prepared with the help of a nutritional expert or doctor to ensure balanced diet and variety in taste as per the minimum nutritional standard and diet scale set out in Schedule II of these rules;
(c) every institution under this Act shall strictly adhere to the minimum nutritional standard and diet scale specified in Schedule II;
(d) juveniles or children may be provided special meals on holidays and festivals;
(e) infants and sick juveniles or children shall be provided special diet according to the advise of the doctor o
Every institution shall:
(a) maintain a medical record of each juvenile or child on the basis of monthly medical check-up and provide necessary medical facilities;
(b) ensure that the medical record includes weight and height record, any sickness and treatment, and other physical or mental problem;
(c) have arrangement for the medical facilities, including a doctor on call available on all working days for regular medical check-ups and treatment of juveniles or children;
(d) have sufficient medical equipments to handle minor health problems including first aid kit with sk of emergency medicines and consumables;
(e) train all staff in handling first aid;
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(1) A mental health record of every juvenile or child shall be maintained by the concerned institutions.
(2) Both mileu based interventions that is creating an enabling environment for children and individual therapy are must for every child and shall be provided in all institutions.
Explanation.-- For the purpose of this sub-rule, mileu based intervention is a process of recovery, which starts through providing an enabling culture and environment in an institution so as to ensure that each child's abilities are discovered and they have choices and right to take to decisions regarding their life and thus, they develop and identify beyond their negative experiences and such intervention has a critical emotional impact on the child.
(3) The environment in an institution shall be free from abuse,
(1) Every institution .shall provide education to all juveniles or children according to the age and ability, both inside the institution or outside, as per the requirement.
(2) There shall be a range of educational opportunities including, mainstream inclusive schools, bridge school, open schooling, non formal education and learning and input from special educators where needed.
(3) Wherever necessary, extra coaching shall be made available to school going children in the institutions by encouraging volunteer services or tying up with coaching centers.
(a) Every institution shall provide gainful vocational training to juveniles or children.
(b) The institutions shall develop networking with Institute of Technical Instruction, Jan Shikshan Sansthan, Government and Private Organization or Enterprises, Agencies or nongovernmental organisations with expertise or placement agencies.
(1) A provision of guided recreation shall be made available to all juveniles or children in the institutions.
(2) It shall include indoor and outdoor games, music, television, picnics and outings, cultural programmes and library.
(1) The following procedure shall be followed in respect of the newly admitted juveniles:
(a) receiving and search;
(b) disinfection and storing of juvenile's personal belongings and other valuables;
(c) bath and haircut (unless prohibited by religion);
(d) issue of toiletry items; new set of clothes, bedding and other outfit and equipment (as per scales);
(e) medical examination and treatment where necessary and in case of every juvenile suspected to be suffering from contagious or infectious diseases, mental ailments or addiction;
(f) segregation in specially earmarked dormitories or wards or hospitals in case of a child suffering from contagious disease requ
No person shall bring into the institution the following prohibited articles, namely:
(a) fire-arms or other weapons, whether requiring license or not (like knife, blades, lathi, spears and swords);
(b) alcohol and spirit of any description;
(c) bhang, ganja, opium or other narcotic or psychotropic substances;
(d) tobacco; or
(e) any other article specified in this behalf by the State Government by a general or special order.
(1) The Officer-in-Charge shall see that every juvenile received in the institution is searched, his personal belongings inspected and money or any valuables found with the juvenile is kept in the safe custody of the Officer-in-Charge.
(2) The girls shall be searched by a female member of the staff and both the girls and boys shall be searched with due regard to decency and dignity.
(3) In every institution, a record of money, valuables and other articles found with a juvenile shall be maintained in the "Personal Belongings Register".
(4) The entries made in the Personal Belongings Register, relating to each juvenile, shall be read over to juvenile in the presence of a witness, whose signature shall be obtained in token of the correctness of such entries and it shall be countersigned by the Of
The money or valuables belonging to a juvenile received or retained in an institution shall be disposed of in the following manner, namely:
(a) on an order made by the competent authority in respect of any juvenile, directing the juvenile to be sent to an institution, the Officer-in-Charge shall deposit such juvenile's money together with the sale proceeds in the manner laid down from time to time in the name of the juvenile;
(b) the juvenile's money shall be kept with the Officer-in-Charge and valuables, clothing, bedding and other articles, if any, shall be kept in safe custody;
(c) when such juvenile is transferred from one institution to another, all his money, valuables and other articles, shall be sent along with the juvenile to the Officer-in-Charge of the institution to which he has be
(1) The case file of each juvenile and child shall be maintained in the institution containing the following information:
(a) report of the person or agency who produced the juvenile before the Board;
(b) officer-in-charge's, probation officer's or child welfare officer's, counselor's and caseworkers reports;
(c) information from previous institution;
(d) report of the initial interaction with the juvenile, information from family members, relatives, community, friends and miscellaneous information;
(e) source of further information;
(f) observation reports from staff members;
(g) regular health status reports from M
(1) Every institution shall have a Management Committee for the management of the institution and monitoring the progress of every juvenile and child.
(2) In order to ensure proper care and treatment as per the individual care plans, a juvenile or child shall be grouped on the basis of age, nature of offence or kind of care required, physical and mental health and length of stay order.
(3) The Management Committee shall consist of the following personnel:
District Child Protection Officer (District Child Protection Unit) - Chairperson
Officer-in-charge - Member-Secretary
Probation Officer or Child Welfare Officer or Case Worker - Member
Medical Officer -
(1) Officer-in-Charge of every institution for juveniles or children shall facilitate the setting up of Children's Committees for three different age groups of children, viz., 6-10 years, 11-15 years and 16-18 years and these Children's Committees shall be constituted solely by children. /
(2) Such Children's Committee shall be encouraged to participate in following activities:
(a) improvement of the condition of the institution;
(b) reviewing the standards of care being followed;
(c) preparing daily routine and diet scale;
(d) developing educational, vocational and recreation plans;
(e) supporting each other in managing crisis; .
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The rewards to a juvenile or child, at such rates as may be fixed by the management of the institution from time to time, may be granted by the Officer-in-Charge as an encouragement to steady work and good behaviour; and at the time of release, the reward shall be handed over after obtaining a receipt from the parent or the guardian who comes to take charge of the juvenile or child or juvenile or child himself.
(1) The parents and relatives of the juveniles or children shall be allowed to visit once in a month or in special cases, more frequently at the discretion of the Officer-in-Charge as per the visiting hours laid down by him, except where parents or relatives or guardian have been found to be responsible for subjecting the juvenile or child to violence, abuse and exploitation.
(2) The receipt of letters by the juveniles or children of the institution shall not be restricted and they shall have freedom to write as many letters as they like at all reasonable times; and the institution shall ensure that where parents, guardians or relatives are known, at least one letter is written by the juvenile or children every month for which the postage shall be provided by the institution.
(3) The Officer-in-Charge may peruse any letter written by or
On the occurrence of any case of death or suicide in an institution the procedure to be adopted shall be as under: -
(1) In the event of an unnatural death or suicide of a juvenile or child in an institution it is imperative for the institution to ensure that an inquest and post-mortem examination is held at the earliest.
(2) In case of natural death or due to illness of a juvenile or child, the Officer-in-charge shall obtain a report of the Medical Officer stating the cause of death and a written intimation about the death shall be given immediately to the nearest Police Station, the Board or Committee, the National or State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, District Child Protection Unit or State Child Protection Unit or any other concerned authority and the parents or guardians or relatives of the juvenile or child.
(1) Every institution shall have systems of ensuring that there is no abuse/neglect and maltreatment and this shall include the staff being aware of what constitutes abuse, neglect and maltreatment as well as early indicators of abuse, neglect and maltreatment and how to respond to these.
(2) In the event of any physical, sexual or emotional abuse, including neglect of juveniles and children in an institution by those responsible for care and protection, the following action shall be taken:
(i) the incidence of abuse and exploitation must be reported by any staff member of the institution immediately to the Officer-in-Charge on receiving such information;
(ii) when an allegation of physical, sexual or emotional abuse comes to the knowledge of the Officer-in-Charge, a report shall be placed bef
(1) When a juvenile, or a child placed under the care of a fit person or a fit institution under the provisions of the Act, is found to be suffering from a disease or physical or mental health problems requiring prolonged medical treatment, or is found addicted to a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, the juvenile or the child may be sent by an order of the competent authority to an appropriate place for such period as may be certified by medical officer to be necessary for proper treatment of the juvenile or the child or for the remainder of the term for which he has to stay.
(2) When the juvenile or the child is cured of the disease or physical or mental health problems, the competent authority may, if the juvenile or child is still liable to stay, order the juvenile or the child to be placed back in the care of fit person or institution from where the juvenile or child was
(1) A juvenile or child in an institution may be allowed to go on leave of absence or released under supervision for examination or admission, special occasions like marriage or emergencies like death or accident or serious illness in the family.
(2) While the leave of absence for short period generally not exceeding seven days excluding the journey time may be recommended by the Officer-in-charge, but granting of such leave shall be by the Board or Committee.
(3) The parents or guardian of the juvenile or the Officer-in-charge on behalf of the juvenile or child may submit an application to the Board or Committee requesting for relieving the juvenile or child on leave, stating clearly the purpose for the leave and the period of leave.
(4) While considering the application of leave of absence,
(1) The State Government shall constitute State, District or city level inspection committee on the recommendation of the Selection Committee constituted under rule 91 of these rules.
(2) The inspection committees shall visit and oversee the conditions in the institutions and appropriateness of the processes for safety, well being and permanence, review the standards of care and protection being followed by the institutions, look out for any incidence of violation of child rights, look into the functioning of the Management Committee and Children's Committee set up under rules 55 and 56 of these rules and give appropriate directions.
(3) The team shall also make suggestions for improvement and development of the institution.
(4) The team shall consist of a minimum of five members with represen
(1) The Central Government or the State Government shall monitor and evaluate the implementation of the Act annually by reviewing matters concerning establishment of Board or Committee or Special Juvenile Police Unit where required, functioning of Board or Committee or Special Juvenile Police Unit, functioning of institutions and staff, functioning of adoption agencies, child friendly administration of juvenile justice and any other matter concerning effective implementation of the Act in the State.
(2) The social audit shall be carried out with support and involvement of organizations working in the field of mental health, child care and. protection and autonomous bodies like the National Institute of Public Co-operation and Child Development, Indian Council for Child Welfare, Childline India Foundation, Central and State level Social Welfare Boards, School of Social Work and Scho
(1) The order for restoration of the juvenile or child shall be made by the Board or Committee on the basis of a fair hearing of the juvenile or child and his parents or guardian, as well as on the reports of the Probation Officers or Child Welfare Officers or non-governmental organisations directed by the Board or Committee to conduct the home study and any other relevant document or report brought before the Board or Committee for deciding the matter.
(2) The Board or Committee shall send a copy of the restoration order along with a copy of the order for escort as per Form XXII to the District Child Protection Unit or State Government who shall provide funds for restoration of the juvenile or child.
(3) Every restoration shall be planned for as part of the individual care plans prepared by the case-workers or counsellors or child welfa
(1) A Visitor's Book shall be maintained, in every institution, in which the person visiting the home shall record the date of his visit with remarks or suggestions, which he may think proper.
(2) The Officer- in-charge shall forward a copy of every such entry to the District Child Protection Unit or State Government, with such remarks as he may desire to offer in explanation or otherwise; and thereon, the designated authority shall issue such orders as he may consider necessary.
The Officer- in-charge shall maintain in his office, such registers and forms, as required by the Act and as specified by these rules made there under and the list of registers or files or books to be maintained shall minimally comprise of:
(a) Admission and discharge register;
(b) Supervision register;
(c) Medical file or medical report;
(d) Nutrition diet file;
(e) Sk register;
(f) Logbook;
(g) Order book;
(h) Meeting book;
(i) Cash book;
(j) Budget statement file;
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(1) The personnel strength of a home shall be determined according to the duty, posts, hours of duty per day and category of children that the staff is meant to cater to.
(2) The institutional organizational set up shall be fixed in accordance with the size of the home, the capacity, workload, distribution of functions and requirements of programmes.
(3) The whole-time staff in a home may consist of Officer-in-charge, Probation Officer (in case of Observation home or Special home), Case Workers (in case of Children's home or shelter home or after care organization), Child Welfare Officers, Counselor, Educator, Vocational Training Instructor, Medical Staff, Administrative staff, Care Takers, house father and house mother, child mentors, volunteers, store keeper, cook, helper, washerman, safai karamchari, gardener as required.
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(1) Any individual who is willing temporarily to receive a juvenile or child in need of care, protection or treatment for a period as may be necessary, may be recognized by the competent authority as a fit person after due verification of their credentials and reputation.
(2) Any suitable place or institution, the manager of which is willing temporarily to receive a juvenile or child in need of care and protection for a period as may be necessary, may be recognized by the State Government as a fit institution on the recommendation of the competent authority.
(3) An institution recognized as a fit institutions, shall,--
(a) meet the standards of care laid down in the Act and the rules made thereunder;
(b) have the capacity and willingness to meet the
(1) Any organization desiring certification under the Act shall make an application together with a copy each of the rules, bye-laws articles of association, list of members of the society or the association running the organization, office bearers and a statement showing the status and past record of specialized childcare services provided by the organization, to the State Government, who shall after verifying the provisions made in the organization for the boarding and lodging, general health, educational facilities, vocational training and treatment services may grant certification or recognition under sections 8, 9, 34, 37, 41 and 44 of the Act, as the case may be, on the condition that the organization shall comply with the standards or services as laid down under the Act and the rules framed their under, from time to time and to ensure an all round growth and development of juvenile or child placed under its charge.
(1) All institutions and organisations running institutional or non-institutional care services for children in need of care and protection, whether run by the government or voluntary organization, shall get themselves registered under sub-section (3) of section 34 of the Act.
(2) All such institutions shall make an application together with a copy each of rules, bye-laws, memorandum of association, list of governing body, office bearers, balance sheet of past three years, statement of past record of social or public service provided by the institution or organization to the State Government, who shall after verifying that provisions made in the institution or organization for the care and protection of children, health, education, boarding and lodging facilities, if any, vocational facilities and scope of rehabilitation, may issue a registration certificate to such organization un
(1) An organization certified or recognized or registered under sections 8, 9, 34, sub-section (3) of section 34, 37 or 44 of the Act, may during the period when certification or recognition or registration is in force, may apply for grants-in-aid by the State Government, for the maintenance of juvenile or child received by them under the provisions of the Act; and for expenses incurred on their education, treatment, vocational training, development and rehabilitation.
(2) The grants-in-aid may be admissible, at such rates, which shall be sufficient to meet the prescribed norms, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be mutually agreed to by both the parties.
(3) In case of transfer of management of government run homes under sections 8, 9, 34, subsection (3) of section 34, 37 and 44 of the Act to a voluntary organization,
(1) No stranger shall be admitted to the premises of the institution, except with the permission of the Officer- in-charge or on an order from the Board or Committee.
(2) In special cases, where parents or guardians have travelled a long distance from another state or district, the Officer-in-Charge shall allow parents or guardians entry into the premises and a meeting with their children, provided they possess proper identification and are not reported to have subjected the juvenile or child to abuse and exploitation.
(1) On admission to a home established under the Act, every juvenile or child shall be photographed
(2) One photograph shall be kept in the case file of the juvenile or the child, one shall be fixed with the index card, a copy shall be kept in an album serially numbered with the negative in another album, and a copy of the photograph shall be sent to the Board or Committee as case may be, as well as to the district or State Child Protection Unit.
(3) In case of a child missing from an institution or in case of lost children received by an institution, a photograph of the child with relevant details shall be sent to the missing person's bureau and the local police station.
While dealing with a juvenile or a child under the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder, except at the time of arrest, the Police Officer shall wear plain clothes and not the police uniform.
No child or the juvenile in conflict with law dealt with under the provisions of the Act and the rules made there under shall be handcuffed or fettered.
(1) When any juvenile or child is produced before a Magistrate other than Board or Committee, and the Magistrate is of the opinion that such person is a juvenile or child, he shall record his reasons and send the juvenile or child to the appropriate competent authority.
(2) In case of a juvenile produced before a Magistrate not empowered under this Act, such Magistrate shall direct the case to be transferred to the Board for inquiry and disposal.
(3) In case of a child in need of care and protection produced as a victim of a crime before a Magistrate not empowered under the Act, such Magistrate shall transfer the matter concerning care and protection, rehabilitation and restoration of the child to the appropriate Committee.
(1) During the inquiry, if it is found that the juvenile or child hails from a place outside the jurisdiction of the Board or Committee, the Board or Committee shall order the transfer of the juvenile or child and send a copy of the order to the State Government or State or District Child Protection Unit.
Provided that:
(i) such transfer is in the best interest of the juvenile or child;
(ii) no child shall be transferred or proposed to be transferred only on the ground that the child has created problems or, has become difficult to be managed in the existing institution or, is suffering from a chronic or terminal illness or, on account of disability;
(iii) such transfer shall only take place after the completion of evidence and cross; examination th
(1) In the case of a juvenile or a child whose ordinary place of residence lies outside the jurisdiction of the competent authority, and if the competent authority considers it necessary to take action under section 50 of the Act, it shall direct a probation officer or case worker or child welfare officer, as the case may be, to make enquiries as to the fitness and willingness of the relative or other person to receive the juvenile or the child at the ordinary place of residence, and whether such relative or other fit person can exercise proper care and control over the juvenile or the child.
(2) Where a juvenile or child is ordered to be sent to the ordinary place of residence or to a relative or fit person, execution of a bond by the juvenile or child without any surety, in Form VI, is necessary along with an undertaking by the said relative or fit person in Form V or IX as the c
Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007, pertains to the employment and exploitation of children in conflict with law or in need of care and protection. It aims to prevent child labor, child bondage, and exploitation, aligning with the broader objectives of the Juvenile Justice Act to safeguard children's rights and promote their well-being.
Section 79 prohibits the employment of children in certain hazardous or exploitative conditions, including bondage, forced labor, and employment in illegal or harmful industries. It mandates that no child shall be employed in any manner that endangers their health, safety, or morals and stipulates penalties for violations.
Section 79 applies to all persons and entities involved in the employment of children, including industries, employers, and intermediaries. It covers:- Child labor in hazardous industries.- Child bondage and forced labor.- Exploitation of children in any form detrimental to their development.- Enforcement agencies tasked with inspection and prosecution.It aligns with international conventions like ILO Convention No. 182 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, emphasizing the protection of children from economic and sexual exploitation.
Violations of Section 79 attract penal provisions under the Juvenile Justice Act and relevant IPC sections, including:- Imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years.- Fines which may extend to one thousand rupees.- Additional penalties for repeated or serious violations.These penalties aim to act as a deterrent and uphold the rights enshrined in the Act.
Note: The above commentary synthesizes legal provisions, judicial interpretations, and international standards, emphasizing the importance of strict enforcement and the protective philosophy underlying Section 79 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2007.
The specific functions of the State Child Protection Unit shall include:
(a) implementation of the Act and supervision and monitoring of agencies and institutions under the Act;
(b) set up, support and monitor the District Child Protection Units;
(c) represent State Child Protection Unit as a member in the Selection Committee for appointment of members of Boards or Committees;
(d) make necessary funds available to the District Child Protection Units for providing or setting up required facilities to implementation the Act;
(e) network and coordinate with all government departments to build intel-sectoral linkages on child protection issues, including Departments of Health, Education, Social Welfare, Urban
(1) The District Child Protection Unit shall coordinate and implement all child rights and protection activities at district level.
(2) The specific functions of the District Child Protection Unit shall include:
(a) ensure effective implementation of the Act at district or city levels by supporting creation of adequate infrastructure, such as, setting up Boards, Committees, Special Juvenile Police Units and homes in each districts;
(b) identify families at risk and children in need of care and protection;
(c) assess the number of children in difficult circumstances and creating district-specific databases to monitor trends and patterns of children in difficult circumstances;
(d) periodic and regular mappi
(1) The State Government shall set up by notification in Official Gazette Child Welfare Committees under section 29 of the Act in every district with requisite infrastructure, personnel, and finances for smooth running, as listed below:
(a) the infrastructure shall consist of a sitting hall, a separate room for the Committee, room for office staff, waiting room for children, waiting room for parents or guardian, room for personal interaction between the child or parents and the Committee, a record room, safe drinking water facility and toilets;
(b) the State Government shall provide necessary human resource support for every Committee, including welfare officer, steno-typist or computer operator, peon, safai karamchari.
(2) The allowances of the Chairperson and Members shall be disbursed by th
The State Government shall set up by notification in Official Gazette, Juvenile Justice Board in every district, with requisite infrastructure, personnel, besides the Principal Magistrate and Members and Finances as listed below:
(1) Infrastructure shall consist of a Board Room, waiting room for children, a room for Principal Magistrate and Members, a record room, room for Probation Officers, waiting room for parents and visitors, safe drinking water facility and toilets.
(2) The State Government shall provide necessary human, resource support for every Board, including probation officer, steno-typist or computer operator, peon, safai karamchari.
(1) The State Government shall appoint a Special Juvenile Police Unit at the District level within four months of the notification of these rules and the unit shall consist of a juvenile or child welfare officer of the rank of police inspector and two paid social workers having experience of working in the field of child welfare, of whom one shall be a woman.
(2) The District Child Protection Unit or the State Government shall provide services of its two social workers to the Special Juvenile Police Unit for discharging their duties.
(3) The juvenile or child welfare officer at the police station shall be a person with aptitude and appropriate training and orientation to handle the cases of juveniles or children in terms of the provisions of the Act.
(4) The transfer and posting of the designa
To augment the existing probation service, honorary or voluntary welfare officers and probation officers may be appointed from the voluntary organization and social workers found fit for the purpose by the competent authority and their services may also be co-opted into the implementation machinery by the orders of the competent authority.
(1) The Officer-in-charge shall have the primary responsibility of maintaining the institution and shall stay within the institutional premises to be readily available as and when required by the juveniles or children and the staff and in case where an accommodation is not available within the institutional premises, the Officer-in-charge shall stay at a place in close proximity to the institution till such time that such an accommodation is made available within the institution.
(2) The general duties and functions of the Officer-in-charge shall include:
(a) compliance with provisions of the Act and the rules and orders made thereunder;
(b) compliance with the orders of the Board or Committee;
(c) providing homely atmosphere of love, affection, car
(1) Every probation officer or child welfare officer or case-worker shall carry out all directions given by the Board or Committee or concerned authority and shall perform the following duties, functions and responsibilities:
(a) making social investigation of the juvenile (Form IV) or the child (Form XIII) through personal interview and from the family, social agencies and other sources;
(b) attending the proceedings of the Board or Committee and submitting reports as and when required;
(c) clarifying problems of the juvenile or the child and dealing with their difficulties in institutional life;
(d) participating in the orientation, monitoring, education, vocational and rehabilitation programmes;
(e) e
(1) The general duties, functions and responsibilities of a house father, house mother and other care takers shall be as follows:
(a) handling juvenile or child with love and affection;
(b) taking proper care and welfare of juvenile or child;
(c) maintaining discipline among the juveniles or children;
(d) maintenance, sanitation and hygiene;
(e) implementing daily routine in an effective manner and ensuring children's involvement;
(f) looking after the security and safety arrangements of the home; and
(g) escorting juveniles or children, whenever they go out of the home.
(1) The officer-in-charge, probation officer or child welfare officer or case-worker, house father or house mother and other care givers and staff shall not employ a juvenile or child under their supervision or care and protection for their own purposes or take any private service from them.
(2) Any report of physical, sexual or emotional abuse of a juvenile or a child in an institution or outside, by a caregiver, shall hold them liable for disqualification after due inquiry.
(1) The State Government or the Officer-in-charge shall provide for training of personnel of each category of staff, in keeping with their statutory responsibilities and specific jobs requirements.
(2) The training programme shall include-
(a) orientation and induction training of the newly-recruited staff,
(b) refresher training courses and skill enhancement programmes for all care givers once a year, and
(c) staff conferences, seminars, workshops
(3) The State Government with the help of the State Child Protection Unit, National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development and its Regional Centres shall organize regular training and capacity building of personnel involved in the implementation
The State Government shall constitute a Selection Committee by notification in the official gazette, for a period of five years, consisting of the following seven members, namely:
(a) a retired judge of High Court as the Chairperson;
(b) one representative from the concerned Department of State Government not below the rank of Director as the Member Secretary;
(c) two representatives from a reputed non-governmental organization, working in the area of child welfare;
(d) two representatives from academic bodies concerned with social work, psychology, sociology, child development, education, law, criminology and with experience of working on children's issues; and
(e) a representative of the National or Sta
(1) (a) In making appointment of members of the Board or Committee, the Selection Committee shall take into consideration the applications received in this regard in response to a public advertisement to this effect by the District or State Child Protection Unit or the State Government; and
(b) the Selection Committee shall select and recommend a panel of names to the State Child Protection Unit or State Government for appointment as members of the Board or Committee from amongst the applications received.
(2) In the event of any complaint against a member of the Board or Committee, the Selection Committee shall hold necessary inquiry and recommend termination of appointment of such member to the State Child Protection Unit or State Government, if required.
(3) (a) The Selection Comm
(1) The Central Government and the State Government shall constitute Advisory Board at Central, State, District, City levels for a period of three years.
(2) The Central Advisory Board shall be constituted through the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
(3) The State Government shall constitute the State Advisory Board, District Advisory Board and the City Advisory Board.
(4) All the Advisory Boards shall hold at least two meetings in a year.
(5) These Advisory Boards shall inspect the various institutional or non-institutional services in their respective jurisdictions; and the recommendations made by them, shall be acted upon by the Central Government and the State Government.
(6) The Central
(1) All Children's homes shall be open to visitors with the permission of the Officer-in-charge and the Committee or Officer-in-charge as the case may be, may consider appropriate to allow representatives of local self government, voluntary organizations, social workers, researchers, medicos, academicians, prominent personalities, media and any other persons as visitors, as the Officer-in-charge considers appropriate keeping in view the security, welfare and the interest of the children.
(2) The Officer-in-charge of the home shall encourage active involvement of local community in improving the conditions in the homes, if, the members of the community want to serve the institution or want to contribute through their expertise.
(3) The Officer-in-charge shall maintain a visitors book and the remarks of the visitors given therein shall be
(1) The State Government shall create a Fund at the State level under section 61 of the Act to be called the 'Juvenile Justice Fund' (herein under referred to as the Fund) for the welfare and rehabilitation of the juvenile or the child dealt with under the provisions of the Act.
(2) In addition to donations, contributions or subscriptions coming under sub-section (2) of section 61, the Central Government shall also make contribution to the Fund.
(3) The Fund shall be applied:
(a) to implement programmes for the welfare, rehabilitation and restoration of juveniles or children;
(b) to pay grant-in-aid to non-governmental organizations;
(c) to meet the expenses of State Advisory Board and its purpose;
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It is hereby declared that until the new rules conforming to these rules are framed by the State Government concerned under section 68 of the Act, these rules shall mutatis mutandis apply in that State.
(1) No juvenile in conflict with law or a child shall be denied the benefits of the Act and the rules made thereunder.
(2) All pending cases which have not received a finality shall be dealt with and disposed of in terms of the provisions of the Act and the rules made thereunder.
(3) Any juvenile in conflict with law, or a child shall be given the benefits under sub-rule (1) of this rule, and it is hereby clarified that such benefits shall be made available to all those accused who were juvenile or a child at the time of commission of an offence, even if they cease to be a juvenile or a child during the pendency of any inquiry or trial.
(4) While computing the period of detention or stay or sentence of a juvenile in conflict with law or of a child, all such period which the juvenile or the chi
The State Government or as the case may be the Board may, either suo motu or on an application made for the purpose, review the case of a person or a juvenile in conflict with law, determine his juvenility in terms of the provisions contained in the Act and rule 12 of these rules and pass an appropriate order in the interest of the juvenile in conflict with law under section 64 of the Act, for the immediate release of the juvenile in conflict with law whose period of detention or imprisonment has exceeded the maximum period provided in section 15 of the said Act.
The records or documents in respect of a juvenile-or a child or a juvenile in conflict with law shall be kept in a safe place for a period of seven years and no longer, and thereafter be destroyed by the Officer-in-charge or Board or Committee, as the case may be.
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2001, notified vide F. No. 1-3 /2001-SD, dated the 22nd June, 2001 in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary/Part I, Section 1 of the same date is hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE-I
Clothing, bedding, toiletries and other articles (rule 41)
(1) Juveniles or children shall be provided with the following articles:
Bedding
S. No. Article Quantity to be provided per child
1. Towels 4 Per Year
2. Cotton Bed Sheets 2 Per 2 Year
3. Pillow (Cotton stuffed) 1 Per 2 Year
4. Pillow Covers 2 Per 2 Year
5. Woolen blankets 2 per 2 years
6. Cotton Durry 2 per 2 years
7. Cotton filled quilt 1 per 2 y
SCHEDULE-II
Nutrition and Diet Scale (rule 44)
Name of the articles of diet Scale per head per day_
(1) Rice/Wheat/Ragi/Jowar 600 Gms, (700 Gms for 16-18 yrs age) of which atleast 100 gms to be either Wheat or Ragi or Jowar
(2) Dal/ Rajma/ Ghana 120 Gms
(3) Edible Oil 25 Gms
(4) Onion 25 Gms
(5) Salt 25 Gms
(6) Turmeric 05 Gms
(7) Coriander Seed Powder 05 Gms
(8) Ginger 05 Gms
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