The Juvenile Justice Act 1986, 53 of 1986 (Rep., Act 56 of 2000) · II — COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR JUVENILES

Section 12. The State Government may, by rules made under this Act, provide

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. The State Government may, by rules made under this Act, provide— (a) for the establishment or recognition of after-care organisations and the powers that may be exercised by them for effectively carrying out their functions under this Act; (b) for a scheme of after-care programme to be followed by such after-care organisations for the purpose of taking care of juveniles after they leave juvenile-homes or special homes and for the purpose of enabling them to lead an honest, industrious and useful life; (c) for the preparation or submission of a report by the probation officer in respect of each juvenile prior to his discharge from a juvenile home or special home, as the case may be, regarding the necessity and nature of after-care of such juvenile, the period of such after-care, supervision thereof and for the submission of a report by the probation officer on the progress of each such juvenile; (d) for the standards and the nature of services to be maintained by such after-care organisations; (e) for such other matters as may be necessary for the purpose of effectively carrying out the scheme of after-care programme of juveniles. OF 1986] Juvenile Justice 1173

Source: India Code