Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

Year: 2016

Enactment Date: 2015-12-31

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social re-integration, by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposal of matters in the best interest of children and for their rehabilitation through processes provided, and institutions and bodies established, herein under and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 22: Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply against child.
    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), or any preventive detention law for the time being in force, no proceeding shall be instituted and no order shall be passed against any child under Chapter VIII of the said Code.
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