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The Children Act, 1960, 60 of 1960, (Rep., Act 53 of 1986)

61 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. 0Section 0
  2. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  3. 1Any person in whose custody a child is placed in pursuance of this Act shall, while the order is in
  4. I — PRELIMINARY
  5. 2In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
  6. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  7. 3(1) The Administrator may appoint as many probation officers, officers for the inspection of special
  8. 4Section 4
  9. 5The provisions of Chapter XLII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall, as far as may be, apply to bonds taken under this Act
  10. 6The Administrator may, by general or special order, direct that any power exercisable by him under t
  11. 7No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Administrator or any probation officer or ot
  12. 8Section 8
  13. 9Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, any
  14. II — COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR CHILDREN
  15. 10Section 10
  16. 11(1) The Administrator may establish and maintain as many observation homes as may be necessary for t
  17. 12(1) The Administrator may, by rules made under this Act, provide for the establishment or recognitio
  18. III — NEGLECTED CHILDREN
  19. 13(1) If any police officer or any other person authorised by the Administrator in this behalf, by gen
  20. 14(1) If a person, who in the opinion of the police officer or the authorized person is a neglected ch
  21. 15(1) When a person alleged to be a neglected child is produced before a Board, it shall examine the p
  22. 16(1) If the Board so thinks fit, it may, instead of making an order under sub-section (2) of section
  23. 17Where a parent or guardian of a child complains to the Board that he is not able to exercise proper
  24. IV — DELINQUENT CHILDREN
  25. 18(1) When any person accused of a bailable or non-bailable offence and apparently a child is arrested
  26. 19Where a child is arrested, the officer-in-charge of the police station to which the child is brought shall, as soon as may be after the arrest, inform
  27. 20Where a child having been charged with an offence appears or is produced before a children's court,
  28. 21(I) Where a children's court is satisfied on inquiry that a child has committed an offence, then, no
  29. 22(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force,
  30. 23Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, no proce
  31. 24(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 or in
  32. 25Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, a child who has committed an offence and has be
  33. 26Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, all proceedings in respect of a child pending in any
  34. V — PROCEDURE OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES GENERALLY AND APPEALS AND REVISION FROM ORDERS OF SUCH COURTS
  35. 27(1) A Board or a children's court shall hold its sittings at such place, on such day and in such manner, as may be prescribed
  36. 28(1) Save as provided in this Act, no person shall be present at any sitting of a competent authority, except
  37. 29Any competent authority before which a child is brought under any of the provisions of this Act may,
  38. 30If, at any stage during the course of an inquiry, a competent authority is satisfied that the attend
  39. 31(1) When a child who has been brought before a competent authority under this Act is found to be suf
  40. 32(1) Where it appears to a competent authority that a person brought before it under any of the provi
  41. 33In making any order in respect of a child under this Act, a competent authority shall take into consideration the following circumstances, namely:
  42. 34In the case of a neglected or delinquent child whose ordinary place of residence lies outside the ju
  43. 35The report of the probation officer or any circumstance considered by the competent authority under section 33 shall be treated as confidential:
  44. 36(1) No report in any newspaper, magazine or news sheet of any inquiry regarding a child under this A
  45. 37(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, any person Appeals. aggrieved by an order made by a c
  46. 38The High Court may, at any time, either of its own motion or on an application received in this beha
  47. 39(1) Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, a competent authority while holding any inquir
  48. 40(1) Without prejudice to the provisions for appeal and revision under this Act, any competent author
  49. VI — SPECIAL OFFENCES IN RESPECT OF CHILDREN
  50. 41(1) Whoever, having the actual charge of, or control over, a child, assaults, abandons, exposes or w
  51. 42Section 42
  52. 43Whoever gives, or causes to be given to any child any intoxicating liquor in a public place or any d
  53. 44Whoever ostensibly procures a child for the purpose of any employment and withholds the earnings of
  54. VII — MISCELLANEOUS
  55. 45(1) The Administrator may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, at any time, order a negl
  56. 46(1) The Administrator of a Union territory may direct any neglected child or delinquent child to be
  57. 47(1) Where it appears to the Administrator that any child kept in a special school or children's home
  58. 48(1) When a child is kept in a children's home or special school, the Administrator may, if he so thi
  59. 49Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, any
  60. 50(1) The competent authority which makes an order for sending a neglected child or a delinquent child
  61. 51Any person in whose custody a child is placed in pursuance of this Act shall, while the order is in
  62. 52In any area in which this Act is brought into force, the Administrator may direct that a delinquent
  63. 53(1) The Administrator may appoint as many probation officers, officers for the inspection of special
  64. 54Section 54
  65. 55The provisions of Chapter XLII of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, shall, as far as may be, apply to bonds taken under this Act
  66. 56The Administrator may, by general or special order, direct that any power exercisable by him under t
  67. 57No suit or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Administrator or any probation officer or ot
  68. 58Section 58
  69. 59(1) The Administrator may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules to carry out the purposes of this Act
  70. 60Section 60