Lawgist10Apprehension of child alleged to be in conflict with law
(1) As soon as a child alleged to be in conflict with law is apprehended by the police, such child shall be placed under the charge of the special juvenile police unit or the designated child welfare police officer, who shall produce the child before the Board without any loss of time but within a period of twenty-four hours of apprehending the child excluding the time necessary for the journey, from the place where such child was apprehended:
Provided that in no case, a child alleged to be in conflict with law shall be placed in a police lockup or lodged in a jail.
(2) The State Government shall make rules consistent with this Act,—
(i) to provide for persons through whom (including registered voluntary or non-governmental organisations) any child alleged to be in conflict with law may be produced before the Board;
(ii) to provide for the manner in which the child alleged to be in conflict with law may be sent to an observation home or place of safety, as the case may be.
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- 11 Role of person in whose charge child in conflict with law is placed
- 12 Bail to a person who is apparently a child alleged to be in conflict with law
- 13 Information to parents, guardian or probation officer
- 14 Inquiry by Board regarding child in conflict with law
- 15 Preliminary assessment into heinous offences by Board
- 16 Review of pendency of inquiry
- 17 Orders regarding a child not found to be in conflict with law
- 18 Orders regarding child found to be in conflict with law
- 19 Powers of Children’s Court
- 20 Child attained age of twenty-one years and yet to complete prescribed term of stay in place of safety
- 21 Order that may not be passed against a child in conflict with law
- 22 Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure not to apply against child
- 23 No joint proceedings of child in conflict with law and person not a child
- 24 Removal of disqualification on the findings of an offence
- 25 Special provision in respect of pending cases
- 26 Provision with respect of run away child in conflict with law
