Section Section 27
; (23) "court" means civil court, which has jurisdiction in matters of adoption
section 27; (23) "court" means civil court, which has jurisdiction in matters of adoption and guardianship and may include the District Court; Family Court and City Civil Courts; (24) "corporal punishment" means the subjecting of a child by any person to physical punishment that involves the deliberate infliction of pain as retribution for an offence, or for the purpose of disciplining O reforming the child; (25) childline services" means twenty-four hours emergency outreach service for children in crisis which links them to emergency or long-term care and rehabilitation service;
1. Subs by Act 23 of 2021, $. 2, for sub-clause (vi) (W.e.f. 1-9-2022). 2. Subs. by s. 2, ibid, for "is likely to be" (w.e.f: 1-9-2022). 3 Subs by s. 2, ibid_, for "Children's Home" (W.e.f: 1-9-2022)
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(26) "District Child Protection Unit" means a Child Protection Unit for a District, established by the State Government under
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