Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 has come into force from 15-January-2016 and it repealed the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.

• The JJ Act, 2015 aims 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.

Some of the Key Provisions Include

• Change in nomenclature from ‘juvenile’ to ‘child’ or ‘child in conflict with law’, across the Act ....