Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
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IV — PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH LAW · Section 11

Role of person in whose charge child in conflict with law is placed.

Synced on 13 Aug 2026Text as per India Code

Any person in whose charge a child in conflict with law is placed, shall while the order is in force, have responsibility of the said child, as if the said person was the child’s parent and responsible for the child’s maintenance:

Provided that the child shall continue in such person’s charge for the period stated by the Board, notwithstanding that the said child is claimed by the parents or any other person except when the Board is of the opinion that the parent or any other person are fit to exercise charge over such child.

Judgments on Section 11