{"id":129161,"date":"2017-05-05T16:31:07","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T11:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=129161"},"modified":"2017-05-25T13:28:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-25T07:58:19","slug":"directions-for-registration-and-maintenance-of-the-child-care-institutions-issued-to-curb-crime-against-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/05\/05\/directions-for-registration-and-maintenance-of-the-child-care-institutions-issued-to-curb-crime-against-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Directions for registration and maintenance of the child care institutions issued to curb crime against children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supreme Court<\/strong>: Taking note of the rise in the crimes against children, the bench of Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta, JJ said that the definition of the expression \u201cchild in need of care and protection\u201d under Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000<\/a> \u00a0should not be interpreted as an exhaustive definition. The provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012<\/a> do not provide any definition of a child in need of care and protection. But no one can deny that a child victim of sexual abuse or sexual assault or sexual harassment is a child in need of care and protection. Similarly in a given case, a child accused of an offence and brought before the Juvenile Justice Board or any other authority might also be a child in need of care and protection. \u00a0The Court said that it would be unfortunate if certain categories of children are left out of the definition, even though they need as much care and protection as categories of children specifically enlisted in the definition.<\/p>\n

The bench also gave elaborate directions in order to ensure the welfare of the children in need of care and protection, some of the important directions are as follows:<\/p>\n