JJ Act · 2(12)
Child
A person who has not completed eighteen years of age.
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Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
2015 · Ministry of Women and Child Development · 112 sections
Governs children in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection — Juvenile Justice Boards, Child Welfare Committees, adoption, and the preliminary assessment that may send 16-18-year-olds accused of heinous offences to trial as adults.
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JJ Act · 2(33)
Heinous offences
Offences for which the minimum punishment under the IPC/BNS or any other law is imprisonment for seven years or more.
JJ Act · 15
Preliminary assessment into heinous offences
For a child aged sixteen or above alleged to have committed a heinous offence, the Board assesses mental and physical capacity, ability to understand consequences and circumstances, and may transfer the case to the Children's Court.
JJ Act · 18
Orders regarding a child found to be in conflict with law
Admonition, group counselling, community service, fine, probation, or a special home for up to three years — never imprisonment as an adult unless transferred under s. 15.
JJ Act · 94
Presumption and determination of age
Where age is in doubt: the school or matriculation certificate, then the birth certificate from a municipal authority, and only in their absence a medical (ossification) test.
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