Section Section 44
; (31) guardian' in relation to a child, means his natural guardian or any other
section 44; (31) guardian' in relation to a child, means his natural guardian or any other person having, in the opinion of the Committee O, as the case may be, the Board, the actual charge of the child, and recognised by the Committee O1, as the case may be, the Board as guardian in the course of proceedings; (32) group foster care" means family like care facility for children in need of care and protection who are without parental care, aiming 0n providing personalised care and fostering a sense of belonging and identity, through family like and community based solutions; (33) heinous offences" includes the offences for which the minimum punishment under the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) o any other law for the time being in force is imprisonment for seven years or more; (34) "inter-country adoption" means adoption of a child from India by non-resident Indian o by a person of Indian origin or by a foreigner; (35) "juvenile" means a child below the age of eighteen years; (36) 'narcotic drug and ""psychotropic substance" shall have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act; 1985 (61 of 1985); (37) "no objection certificate" for inter-country adoption means a certificate issued by the Central Adoption Resource Authority for the said purpose; (38) "non-resident Indian means a person who holds an Indian passport and is presently residing abroad for more than one year; (39) "notification" means the notification published in the Official Gazette of India, as the case may be, in the Gazette of a State, and the expression "notify" shall be construed accordingly; (40) "observation home" means an observation home established and maintained in every district or group of districts by State Government, either by itself; or through voluntary or non-= governmental organisation, and is registered as such; for the purposes specified in sub-section (1) of
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