of the Act, before the Court of Sessions and the Court may, while deciding the a — THE JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION OF CHILDREN) ACT, 2015

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section 15 of the Act, before the Court of Sessions and the Court may, while deciding the appeal, take the assistance of experienced psychologists and medical specialists other than those whose assistance has been obtained by the Board in passing the order under the said section. '[(3) No appeal shall lie from any order of acquittal made by the Board in respect of a child alleged to have committed an offence other than the heinous offence by a child who has completed or is above the age of sixteen years_ No second appeal shall lie from any order of the Court of Session, passed in appeal under this section_ Any person aggrieved by an order of the Children 's Court may file an appeal before the High Court in accordance with the procedure specified in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). 2[(6) Any person aggrieved by an adoption order passed by the District Magistrate may, within period of thirty days from the date of such order passed by the District Magistrate, file an appeal before the Divisional Commissioner. Every appeal filed under sub-section (6), shall be decided as expeditiously as possible and an endeavour shall be made to dispose it within a period of four weeks from the date of filing of the appeal: Provided that where there is no Divisional Commissioner; the State Government 0 Union territory Administration, as the case may be, may, by notification, empower an officer equivalent to the rank of the Divisional Commissioner to decide the appeal:] 102. Revision:--The High Court may, at any time, either on its own motion or on an application received in this behalf, call for the record of any proceeding in which any Committee or Board or Children's Court, or Court has passed an order, for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the legality or propriety of any such order and may pass such order in relation thereto as it thinks fit: Provided that the High Court shall not pass an order under this section prejudicial to any person without giving him a reasonable opportunity of being heard 103. Procedure in inquiries, appeals and revision proceedings. 1) Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Act; a Committee O a Board while holding any inquiry under any of the provisions of this Act, shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed and subject thereto, shall follow, as far as may 1. Subs. by Act 23 of 2021, s. 28, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f: 1-9-2022) 2 Ins. by s. 28, ibid. (w.e.f: 1-9-2022) 43 be, the procedure laid down in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) for trial of summons cases (2) Save as otherwise expressly provided by or under this Act, the procedure to be followed in hearing appeals or revision proceedings under this Act shall be, as far as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974). 104. Power of the Committee or the Board to amend its own orders.- (1) Without prejudice to the provisions for appeal and revision contained in this Act, the Committee or the Board may, on an application received in this behalf, amend any orders passed by itself, as to the institution to which a child is to be sent or as to the person under whose care or supervision a child is to be placed under this Act: Provided that during the course of hearing for amending any such orders, there shall be at least two members of the Board of which one shall be the Principal Magistrate and at least three members of the Committee and all persons concerned, o their authorised representatives, whose views shall be heard by the Committee or the Board, as the case may be, before the said orders are amended_ (2) Clerical mistakes in orders passed by the Committee or the Board or errors arising therein from any accidental slip O omission may, at any time, be corrected by the Committee o the Board, as the case may be, either on its own motion O on an application received in this behalf. 105. Juvenile justice fund. The State Government may create a fund in such name as it thinks fit for the welfare and rehabilitation of the children dealt with under this Act: (2) There shall be credited to the fund such voluntary donations, contributions O subscriptions as may be made by any individual or organisation. (3) The fund created under sub-section (1) shall be administered by the Department of the State Government implementing this Act in such manner and for such purposes as may be prescribed 106. State Child Protection Society and District Child Protection Unit:-~Every State Government shall constitute Child Protection Society for the State and Child Protection Unit for every District; consisting of such officers and other employees as may be appointed by that Government, to take up matters relating to children with view to ensure the implementation of this Act, including the establishment and maintenance of institutions under this Act, notification of competent authorities in relation to the children and their rehabilitation and co-ordination with various official and non-official agencies concerned and to discharge such other functions as may be prescribed. 107. Child Welfare Police Officer and Special Juvenile Police Unit:- (1) In every police station, at least one officer, not below the rank of assistant sub-inspector; with aptitude, appropriate training and orientation may be designated as the child welfare police officer to exclusively deal with children either as victims or perpetrators, in co-ordination with the police, voluntary and non-governmental organisations (2) To co-ordinate all functions of police related to children, the State Government shall constitute Special Juvenile Police Units in each district and city, headed by a police officer not below the rank of a Deputy Superintendent of Police or above and consisting of all police officers designated under sub- section (1) and two social workers having experience of working in the field of child welfare, of whom one shall be a woman (3) AlL police officers of the Special Juvenile Police Units shall be provided special training, especially at induction as child welfare police officer, to enable them to perform their functions more effectively. Special Juvenile Police Unit also includes Railway police dealing with children. 108. Public awareness on provisions of Act:-~The Central Government and every State Government, shall take necessary measures to ensure that the provisions of this Act are given wide publicity through media including television, radio and print media at regular intervals so as to make the general public, children and their parents O guardians aware of such provisions; 44 (b) the officers of the Central Government; State Government and other concerned, persons are imparted periodic training On the matters relating to the implementation of the provisions of this Act 109. Monitoring of implementation of Act:-(1) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights constituted under

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