IIIIPORTANT LEG]SLATIONSRILATING TO THE

R]GHTS
OFWOMXN
ANDCHILDREN

INTRODUCTION:

Itr ordd io lirc silh diciiry cetuin bsic right .dd frccdomriro icccsery' whichrll Hdrn.,r
beiigsrre entirledlor rhcsebasiorighb aEcalledHumrnRiShb Those$hohavehadro bea'thebrunr
ol globa1deprivrrion snd derialol lNoan dght lhe mon andtt sll rimesatu Nonen Violenceogainn
\ydfrld ii its v.riousfoms is r violadonofhlmai righls.h doprircsvoner of their.bilit] ro enlov
again$LvomefLnletedswrrr
fr@dom.i! is aD obsholeto eqFLiq.nd riShE VioLence
fundamentrl
nukiplefoms of dncrimid.lioi.

The natus of{om.n in Indi! hs becn subj.d to m.ny Srearchrngcsovd rho pd f*v
irilhnnir. The Coi$itlrion ol lndia guarafts 10 dLl I'rdirtr Nomed equrlty {Anrck l!). io
dicrinrinitio. by the Sl.te(,{nicle l5(l)), eqMliryoloppodunilt (Anicle l6). aDddl'ol Prv fo. eq!al
problens,ircludirs violcir
wo* (A(iclc l9(d)). Ho*cycr,womedin lndia .oiti rc to fice nLDrerotrs
aDdrhe forcedpro$nnion ofyorng gns
victimlzdlonthroughnps, rcid ilrosing, do\!q killiLres,
offiinres agaiNt\loDen ThoughTioe Are very DNclr
Policerecddsin Indiashow.lri8h incjdence
ro prore* and s.fegkrd {otun ond cliLdrci .slll Ihcrsi'c liolarionsrgxini then ighN
lg8islation
corrinrcsSomci'npotunllcsisLalions
rclaringtowom andchildrcirrc aslollo*s

L t R O l t ( l l o l \ O I \ \ O v l \ F R O VD O M r S l l \ v l o l l \ r t A.T

The ProrecrionofWoDen f.om Donstic Violen.eAcl2005 ir aDaci olthc faniamontoi

Indir enadedio pmrect*omen ftom donesricviolence.lr vis bough ii(o loica bt lh. I'tisn
govcn,mcDlfrom 26 Octobq 2006.Thc Acr provids lor lhc nd tiDc in lndi.n lrN a dcfiiirioi ol
''domeiic$oleDce',*irh IhisdefinitionbeiDg
broodand includingnor only physcal vLoLc'ce.
but rho
olherfoms olviolencenLchm sDrotion"Uvedal.
senal, ard scononri..busc.It is a cir I lr\ Nfla
D.i'na'ilyfor prororlonords6 ifd trorN.m ro pci.l r criminalt
The Pro(edio.olWomen |lon DomesicVidLeiceAd 2005diile's from rhe provisionolthe
lenalCod.-se.rion193,,\oftheIndi.nPensl
code Iha(ir proridcsabrDadsd.nnitionofdonenic

Domeiic vioLerceh definedby SedionI ofrh. Act e! "any a.r, omhlion or..n,mhsidn of
' o n d u .o r l ' eF . t o r d r n L d l . o n r i L e q o m c \ . '.. o . n c . n ! J e n

hams or injuresor endanserthe heaLih, srttry, life, limb or \ellbcin!, shdhcf mcnril o
physical,oftlie aggrievedpe(or or rendsro do so mrdiNLrdescausiigphysicalabNc.seysr
0Dusc,vcdal.rd chorionil.buseaidecoromicabderor
2. hanses, narms,idurcs oi endangeNlhe lggieved pe^on \vnh a \ ierv !o coe(e her o! rnl o ,er
|e$otr rel ed ro herro ned anyualNful tlemlndlor xny doRryor orhe.prcpeiy or vslurble

L hrs die cl|.d olrltrcarcnlng(heag$ievedpflsor Dr my peroi reldedrc her by itry coind

n'eitioiedin clause(a)or chu$ (b)icr
'
Orrrenvne inj"rs or sLseshkm, vhelherphysicrlormeihl.lo rlE iggr crd pc6on

Tho Act goesof, llyou8h rlrc $clion tip?a,,ri,, r. to delinc physicarb'sc". "s.rusl rbusc,
'vgbilaid choridnalabuse
aM ecomnic.bu!.
 Prin.rily fre.nt to provideprctccrion ro rhewife or fcnatetiv..i, |Enrc. ioh dotrrcjb
violer.ed rc haDds of ihe trusbrnd
or,nrt. tiv.in pannsor Is nLi!\cs, arc ta\yaLsocxtendsr\
poleclonto non{ lhitrSin a hoNehold such6 sisrelr\ridowsor molrrenDomestic liolde nnner
rhe ici indtrdesacrualabuseor rhedFri ot abu$ rhdhq physrcalj
sexraljyerbrt,cjnorionltor
ccoiomis. HaB$menibyrvayotuila*fit do*rydenrndsro thceomanor herrctarivcs
worLdrho b!
Fversd!rderthisdelinirion,

ThesalicdfelruresotthcproredionfonDoneslicViolcrc.A{,2005rre!stblto\s:

Tre 4t e\. oco,L uo evo,',-nrho Fo. rneb-.i :ni,-,.on.hip rr. rhrab.

1 rhr,e
L
b. Lld : -r red rctretoh Bnl d.e re ecd b), o 4 guiniD. f 4,ir!.
. e n. r or nr_,,gr o- soopr'oa L d r. .i0..ar.,.,o. . \ .
1-1j: t":" "s o r.
. o r f - f t / 4 ! , t . o , r . u d e " . - . h o . e l o t r t r . io . r , Fu
.
lilll.,-."" e . , " . . . t i i l J L , h , h e , !. . , r . r , t { ' o g e .( s e pt , o . o n . t r . t . c
",

Dome$icviohncc, includa adtr.t rbtrs!orrh tthd of abnse.ha!L phyncat,scxual.vclb.t.

. ' n oi o . a . . l F o t r o i r dcmandrro rhc \romar or t$r
E r \ < \ \ o ! t d 3 t \ ob e ( o \ t u r l l u n dr?t , i s d d n f t o n

OreoJ tlr nosr irDonad learures ofrheAd is rhcromrn s righrro secme ho'singTt)cAcr
pmvidesfor the sonrd s islr ro r6ide in rhematdnonid or stEredho*eh. d, wh;rq
' ' ! - a a r l c o ' g h r n ' r h el o uc o t J or
f t . . . , g , i . . e . . e I b ) . T . r d e . r o r f l , $ h ,"o1
ci
D r r e o 0 )r c o u d . e e i d f l ' c c o ' J r ^ . a
no o--" co.b-i,, )o e\h sq.o !n
ThedhsrElicfeivhagcduiddrhe Acrisihxrotrhepowffofrhecorn6 pa$ p.orecroforlers
, -'q r : o na. r d i n od . c . m . i , B a . - o o o r t rr . .
ll t l" ", o . . , .o , . , , q cr.t Drh-rou!d..._mpnc.o
( . n u fr c . r r . L l i," c ' b l t r d i . o l d i n J ,v . . e rd,u, e. e
dD \ 0 0 1 , . . .d . " . o r t r m b , 1 . ; .
l o r h e s .L. d . . r . h , e . . ,d o . . o . " \ o p o . i d e . . e r r. , ., - , 0 n . e D . . r i . . o e n . e

ThedEi Acrprovidctorepoirrrnenrotproleclior Olnc{s rrd NCOr roprovtd..$ishnce

rortr
Lvon.nw.r.r mcd'crle$ninario!,legal.id, s!iestrker,erc

TheAd providesfor breachof proGcrionordu.or imeri'nptulecriororderbt lbeiesponde is r

co8niable andnon,bajhbLeofe'c. portshabe wnh iDpfjsotr'nenr
forr rerm$hichmay.xicnd
ro oneyearor wirhfinervhichmayexrend ro twen').rhousrndrupsesor ryirl borh.Sim tart),
non-compliarccor dischiecofduricsb, rtrcProrcclioiOffi.cr n .lso sotrgilto bc irade aD
oilercctrdds$eActwirhsinihr prnishn.tu.

WhiLcccodoniio abusc,idcLudsdcprivarioD
ot a or lfy ccommicor Un.nci.trsourcAro
Rhich.hc yicii'nn endrkdutrdd.ny lawor cujoDjqh{her p.rableDdF !n orderot o Counor
orhcBiseor \yhichrhevicrinreqtrnes
outofnecssii,includi0g,
burno!timiledro.tD!rl$ld ndc{sirtes
tbr lhei8grkvedpe6onandherchitdM,ifrtry, s dhan,propony,loinrty orscpiiddy osnedbl h.r.
pa)Tetrt of rc .l EI$cd10thcsharcd
hotrsehotd.nd
Dainler ccarjddisposlLo|Duschotd efl.cr, ary
.lierdionof aser \yhethomovrbkor imfiovablc, vituabes,shscs,secu,hes, bonds rtrdrhelikeor
otlEr propcryin shich rhe vicriDh.s ,n irt.res or is eriirh{tro uf by virtucot rhe donslic
relrlionship
or ryhichnat bc reasoDabLyrequiiedby rhevictjmor hn chitdrcfor h$ e.idhanor sn)
property.joi'rlt
orrr0r o'seprr eryhetdbyrtrvcrims'dprohibironor.en.j4i.rroconrin(edr.ce$ro
resourccsorfaciliries
whichlnevicrinn enli1led
to rc of eDjoyb, vi.ht of rhedonsricEtario'ship
indtrdiiga.ce$to d,eslrarcdhou*hold,,phlricaabuscmcarsonyict or condrl s]lichis of erch.
natureasto causebodrlypaii,hdm ordligerrotife,tinb, dr he!tthor tmponrhchsrtlLoI deveto|Jnrcnl
ofrlEviclimaDd irc esisaur I
 .3.

?\pplicatioi
to lhenaghtrate

Anapplicition
regardirg yjok[cocan
domcstio b0prcscntcd
r0rhcmagi\mtesecI
rg0neormorc
n Lct\

r Proredion pc6on
oific*on behalfofaegrieycd
. AiyotlEr pe^onor bch.lfofaclrieved
pfllor

Thefi*lclas tuqis{ra(e
cdunornehopolitan
counshallbethe.omperent
.ounrvirhiirhelocrl

' Thca$rievcdpo6onpommdenrlyorremponry.esides
orcanissonbusine$ or isetr'pLoyed
' Thercspoidedponaneidyortenportlly
reiideiorcades or is onployed
oi busitre$ or
. Thecrtrse
ofrcriodxrGes

Anyoder made rnderihisAd shollbesrforco!blc

rlrotrehofl
lnd Whie disposing .ppli.dionIhe
mrghtdeshalltakeiDroconsidenrior
anydomedic iDcidertreJrodRcaircdfron dr! pdlcLid, onicor
prcvidd.'fhc.clicfsotrshi
or scryice th. i:i*ncc oford( ot p.ymsnror
trnd{ thisserionincludcs
compensation
or dmagesNilhotripEjudnclo lherigl,rol suchpcEonro innit[3 r'i( lor comp!nsdrioi
or &nages ror i".luricscalsedby d'c ac! ol dofre$i. viohNc. If rr'e mgntute is sarisiiedd'd trD
prinaficiedhcloses
applicatiotr tharthercspotrdetrl
i comnlininc
or Lras
commi'led
m ad ofdomelir
viohtrcc
orrhcrcn a llkelihood m.y grartlolo$irgexp!ncinrcin od.ra8afn rr
olsuchviol.ncc,ho
respoMetrtor Ihebsh olaflidavltolrhe.3grievcd p4sor.Ma8ktrate difernt odeEsud,r\
c!trissue
?rctedion order,rssidcnceodld, moner.ryrelief, cunody oiler or conpensaroryodef $ per rlr

or dadigospa$edby arl other.ofn. in frvou ol

In c6e ol mi errLiordccrceolconrpersrion
pesoDjlheaDour ii snypaidshallbesetofla$in! iheo.ds ofdourr p.t.ble unJerrhh
l8glieved
acl.Theappli.drion
to dr naghtro shallbeasncarlvpo$ible rothefomds presqibcd undqrhh Acr
srd Ruks.AfterEceivi',9iheapplicarioi
lhc Nkeistatcshallfir nr doreof fid heuinBrvn,ir 5 dilr
Dd rhemagistlre
shellerdervorlodnposeofc!ery b. \v rhin. pq odoi60 daysolrhclirr
appli.diotr
h!.iidg.ThcDoli.cof thodar ofheeiDgs|ill beg venby $e Diagisrale
1othep.oi.crion
otficfl *l$
shrllgerit seRedtodr respondent.
At ony$agcoflhcappLicalior, theDagi5urie
D,ayorder,
counseLling
ofthercspondeol eithersirclyorjoinllyqilh aDyDeDberofseniceDovider,
person
or aggieved The
n'rBsr'ale r wofr ir.ludinsa pe.son
nay *cuto rhcscviccofn'itrblepe6onp.elembly enlagcd
lr
rhc*tllare ol*omen fof !$iting lhc counii Ihodhch.recoJirsnncriof llthccrcrNktrc.ofrlrc
c6e 50*€iiaDtardlfenherparr, sodesires nay con,ludilEproceedings
Ihena8istrarc oncamffe

RiShtta 6ide i, a thdt d hore hau:

lvery ionen i! o doncaicrol.rioDship lDveilrerigh b Esidein nreniaad lNusehold.

shaLL
inespeclirc
offtc fad rharshclmsrighr,ritleorbeoelioilt
inteEnin ir.Thea8erieved
pr60r shatio. bc
erictedfon thcsh!rcdhouse holdor rny panoln bt fic rcspordeir rvirhour rheprocedre enablnhed
b! rbclaw.Tl,cllonbleSupreme coM in r case, S R Blraard arodrgV SmrTanrniAim, h.ld rh.r rd
erclusive propeny otnorher't}laLyolSfrt Trund BRtuis trora shared hou$lDlds dctinldin S.2of
' h ( ^ d . i e d o " F 1 n e " . . e r o , . b F t o - go u . b . 1 d o - 3 ' r t r oJo,.r't.
p.opery.whereverlhocouplcljvedtqerhfl itrthcpanaM r.at ig rh* properry
s shared
houshold
\dtrldle.dtocbaos
andsu.hinterpreraiion
Nouldbe.bsrd.
 Diffsrenrkindsofordcr iisuedby thc yrghrralc

Anq givinS
rn opponuiiry
rcrheaggrieved
penonandftspondenl
0ibeing heard
andthem0ghtmre
iss0tlsfied
lhatap nafacie
caso
ofdomestic
violeice
hastekei|rlace
orislikelyroiakeplaa,pxjsa
polcdrotro,d* ir favo.oflhc alg.jevedpeNof ptuhibitjnC
rhorcspotrdcnr
froD dr lolloLvira.dsn,ch
ascomni(iig ary a.r oldomenicvioknce

' Aidnrgoraberirgitrrhcaciotdo,nenicvjotlnre
' Edlding rcplrceofemptoyrrnroaasgrtevedpe6o!orit rc pexonn chitd,irs

. Anenplng b connudicde jD ary aorm ii.tudiig p*suna, oEr or N.uen.

. A l . . n .i n A , , ) r . . . ' . o p t r 1 rg' b . l a . . o 1 b s J t o c . . ,h " t d o . . o . c , D Jd o l

o r ! n g r lb ) r h er e 5 p o r d c n !r l u d i i s h s n t , i d L s n
' a 1 ' rm d . . o . e . rb. . e d e p jd - ! . . o .o . * r . a r n e o . . ,\ 0 1 , { p - , . o , i o C . -
. Conmirtinganyorh6adsspecifiedbyrheprorclionoificer

Thenigistatc b.ing salisicdrharadone$ic violercchA hken plac, p.sresideDce

ordc.
. R{r.inins nE rGponddr froD dispo$Gsinsor jjj air- nrannerdnurbng rhe pcaccfLr
po$4sior of theshircdhoushold
! DirecringdErcspoRdcnrrorenove hjmsctffromrhcsharcd houscljotd
. Reshining rlE rcspondenr or his ictadvesfron enreriog,nyponionofrhe slrred lFusehold
Nxerelheaserieycd peBonlives
. r , e i : l r n a r l - r . o o . . l e ' o ! r ( n . . i , E o r o \ p oo. o j - : { e d t i o . . t d o . e n . . n b ,g

. Bc trrni',", ( rc o,nh. ' ' I' e otr noh..,it

. ur t r 8[ . ( ,ne h. o ,t,, .o,. e"r ajJ
pouonascnloycdby li* o o p.y 'cni lor rljc \.me itlhe circumianccs
so rqr rc

No order shll be DDdeagaiDsllvoner undc.lhis setion. Mrgnrile my imposeadditonal

condilioD otrdpN oy otherorderlo prorectlhe safetyoffte aggieledpe6onor he. child MagisaaGh
also enpowerod1o olrler ,lirccrionrhe codcame,lsarion houseollicer of rhe policesbl; ro gi\e
p ' d - . i o . o r h - . g e 1 dd ! e o pr.enr g. d&, VsS"r....m ,.o n|..:o
o ." oJdo. '. {. :' o o p e r ) , . , o . . . u , t e . . . nr F o

T h ! m . A s e . \ . . t r . 1 c ' ) o o n d c n' o' D e r , n o , t r1 . , j t ! l

€ e g i . cc d ' . , o n r r d e , J . l d r . ' . . i o I d o d , . ! o e n . c . n d . 1 . he , 1 , r o.

. L.s causcd
du*o dcnrrcrion or renov.tofdomagc
ofaDypropcn)
' P6r ord{as to mrilio8n.elor d]esggrieved
peno.f,swetts h*chitdrctrif.,y

htrludDgrheorderundero. in rddirioDro m drd{ of nainrenetrce

trMersedio, t25 oi,ni,hl
prNedurerodcor anyollErlirv.
-the
quanton
orftliefslDllbelairtuasonabte
md corskemwnhrheshndard
oftivingio whichrtrs
aSgneeed
pe^onh.c(Nomed ro. MaSjshiecai o cr. hrmpsrDjaDouillho . on n,itu.eofrh.

dirccllypayro theA8gricvcd
pe^or or ro dcposir
i' thccoun. ponioootrhc $t.,r or Nrgodtreio rtr
$pmdcit.lvlagisrraic
*r ords a Lump sum.mouftakoon hitue otrlE rcspodd;nr ronio[cpn],mol
ol hi o.d.m,g . , o ) j . d d c o o ,o r r h ^ ? o o n o 1 I, , d i ( l r t D i ) b ..e<,r\j.
p- ono.rodepo 'n ..o r.po , o l o f r l ' e , . ^ 0 , ! . , 6 Ll , r r r h eT
rorc(n,,
 .J.

i\'lag6talecar gmft renporarycu$od),

llflllfllililil | |
oia0lchiid or!hitdfi[l0tll9 'tilirilllliliil
/llU{1[A
lrrl\Ull ldlrIcAlDn
o0[e, L"l sp{!ry rheamneencnhror
respondenr
Maghrmtcc?niefuserhe su.hrspoDdeDri, ntrh .ase

)l"r"ra ) . . . o o . r r ? f . g , - . r . p . n t e Io p - compcrsarioD
ro dE pdiriorn for
,nlurs Incrudrntmedat rodurc and enoionrt disre$ caEed by the sc$
of doN{. violen.e
.ommirtedb, rhercspo'de'r

ed yrhr d o i h a F I . a t D <L p p - o L c e J o orcp,r:F o..ne.

,.oDr.oldos.o'
nro por k ol \\r rnd f^'ce Fovid\r

1 ) - . i - $ - ' l . b rr' o f t . : c . \,obco . . ) 0 . . . , L 5 .r 1 . . . . t r g f . o c .

r' (o,nh . m , . ). o t r d ' r .o.nrd rrletm- D.oc.- d , . r o - , o .d 0 1 . r
R r f , o ! L l o r n . 1 , o e g a L p d - e d r L b .e . . . 0 . , i . i . , t c o . n

IL JurcnihJnei.e(Criclnd Prci.(ion ofcrJtdrei)Acr2000jaslncndcd ir 2006

T h c C o v t r n n e m o f t n d i a e n a c r d r h e h v e r t L e J u n i c a A c l i n 1 9 3 6 . t n l g 8sgef m
i e bCL. n
yoe fm t
i-u,id\rd l o p ri . - ! o n . . n r o t r o t r r . n g
o . j i . , . t o d , 3 l :o r . , . . '
- . o o . .i e r ' t ' e , i . toi f | c ( , . 0o . , n " g , r : o n , o . . .i . .
t{ o d . r o c frc..r I
\rhnerlodabc Hencerhecovemmc. ro rutfiLrhriddrds ofrhg--"r* [](..e"i b re.,viie
thehr. Hence ir 2000rheold La\rqasrephced byrheJuvctrih Jrsrice (Cm mrdprcrdionofChirdre;l

.l',ihisdacliidoijuv{ileir dcfireds ' pq$n \ho hs norconptered [nIEr t&r )€arofrge h

otrrlrics6vorargotgroups:Childrmir rccdoa$rc fljd pbrediotrard JLrvcditd in coiflhr rnh h\
| .m.p'd. oo\'erslrd o.tr ..-.c,...:.,. t0vc..i.
d . r o , l o . . e a h i kh e p 1 . o n , 4 . . . \ i . d . d r d . !t . . i n B r . . o R . .g -
j'N.trile&sedtobeoragerhccase$ouldconrinueasitrhcjurenitehstro -
u,tsdei;hE,iyd
TlicscondchiJrlcrofrtrAcraddre$esJtr\eniles
in Confiid\irh LaR(JCLt. Thiss{rionc.llstor
fie ca.blishneD!
oljNenil. Jusri.eBotrds(JJBt \hm rM SkG Coy. ,r!n1 ses fir JJBSnr
conra,n! Mcrbpolir or Jrdi.ialraShtarerndnvoso.i?tworkerLyhmoneofltf \vo.kcFirun bea
''m'.T..r6i , d e ' . ! ! ( i o . t ' j ! . o . r b r o . . n . t , oi p \ I , o l o > q.t r..
J ,) , t
''o /b.h-dti4r. a r d t r o r b r) o ' , r F.,,br!\.,i-., .,h5t'
.a o,c-or-.I(c..n,h" pn'p,. tt,, o"1 dc...drro.r ,. l, ,.r. ,..d
h c . . | . d p r c L .i o o . \ c t c . . . ) b . . u r r t ( o I . o" ,. . . e. . "p.n. ro- !, n I
ofJCLSrhemie mls vl rp Obseaalior om.satrdSpecitrtlror.sid $er jisuicror
rehlbililarior
6omodi ,,,Tt- . 1, q . . , h , . o o.oo
. . e , 0 r. r . . . r i o . i,,.n, te ne.o,o:e..e . c rtr.,^.) \ e. . .
proceediigs
of. praicular ca* areco'nplcr.rheJJD,naydeciderh.r therehrbitnarilfofrh! chid is Dor
conpl.teandhenceplacelhemin a Speqial homefor no torser rrn dtreeys6 i
\vhn apoliccoffcd maes r conhd wirhajurc.ile he mus pla* rhechitdrvirhrheSplcirLJuveDje
Polic! lr'Rir(sJPU)wh. hus reponrh..hitdb df bDr \irhurdelay. Baijn avritabtsloju\elitd I
rLi cscs.s Iotrgas dc Boardfitr.d the releaf olrhis cbiLd\ril nor ptr.e hin ir) xiy dri-qeror iD { j!
in,ltrei.! olcriminat lldi. child is rot rele6cdon bril he is oDl),to b. placadijao rlt c;rdJ, otn,
ObsemrionHoDtr.Tho SJP! aE rcspodsible lor infomringnrjrveiiLe! pren$ ofrh. xren, rs r\e Ls
irfo.mll,c Probalior0fficer\yho\villnDkcrl,r fc.c$.ry enotri.!rabo rhedritd.

T h e l l S t r , u s t h a k e . n i r q n i r } i n i o t h e c a sl ef nar ! y d d n m i n e r h e . h iilsdg u i ! rol f r r e c . i , n e r h erDy

'nar rch6e the d'id aucr advi.e etrd cou*e|ns ftc clritd c. b! dtcrcd eirh( ro his
parcrt/g0lrd'iDsor i o iDnturioij \r rh or Nithoft o bond.TtreBo.rd Dry rlro trr(.tjc.hitd p.y?
fine(il h. is rb.vo founeenand euN) or conrder lnu6 ofcommuDnyserice. A socilt i,ryesigdjotr
reponfron rheprobaridofliccris Eqtrnedtor $e childb be dischargcd Thu ptubdionoficn;a! be
^ q . ! l r o , o d L u , f o l o . p o h " l . ' . 1f l - . , . e r d , . . . . , e e. \ j : . n o r b e " " 3 - t . . . r h .
i c d p e n 4) t . . o k e . ' \ . . h . ! e \ t ed 1 i i o r . o n m c D r o , . o1 e . . . , o . . o r L + 0 . ) l
pryi fire or provjdinga r.urir)- lor Ihebond
 -6-
U$ertbhacrjuvenik
cases
cannotbeproccssed
wilhnon-juwnih
c0ses.
Ajuvenile
cRrnotbe
retrdefedunfilor'djsqualified,Jlvsritosrrenoterposedbthemedieasnagazines,oesrpape
!hual $ldia arcnotpt'miiedro retsase
rheintonarionabotrl dFjuvenite. J!ve0its*tb runawaJ] l.o
lheobscnarioiorspociattomss canbeboughtbackwittNt ! qamnl and\ynhour punishnN Cruehy
GNh a! assault or negkct)torsds juvaile in rheLomcd by my Fc^oniDchrse orhin/horn l
punishabh ofoDceThisad atsohasprovisions ro prmlizeptoptcryhoexplonchild.ei tor a dime.A
pe6oi. o enployrr childii s hrz.rdous indu$ry,onrptoys trih4rcrfor bccgrgof pDvids a chitd
Nilhdrugsor alcoholistiabteto
se^r prkoi iirnraid paylides

ChtrprerIII addres ChildFr ir Needot CareaDdproec on (CNCP).In pla.e oi a JJB,CNCP

.46 rc headbyilt ChildWelfarc Comniico(CwC),ThccoDmirkc js mc.niro havea dni.peNotr
aid ror oiherhcnbfls ofwhoD !r eanoneshoutd be! \oma, andd h!$ oneexpeniJrohidren!
isnps.Thepulposs
of thc CWC is ro providetor rhecde, rqtnenr, pDleclion.rchabililarion
and
developncniof$e childaddin doirEsouphotd $c rightsof schitdThechildD.y bcb.oughtjn ioN
olrhe CwC by a policeotfice,nublicsedanr,sociatworker,
CHILDLNE,rhechjd or anyorepubic
ci.'z.n Thecoinhirlce
mayconnn Rshjtdro lheChjtdiht honEor r St*kcrhorneitrhe chitdhrsdo
idmediatelyavail$lelaDiilyorsuppori
systsm.

Likei0 thecAeoiJCL,CNCPareprolidedwirhChitdEtrs
Ho,i$ andSheLtd
Honos.Thes.re
m.y dndly sctup rhse hoDEsor conriscl I voluntrryorgRtrislronro do so.StretErho,nes
ar tor
drildftnwhosefanily crn notbetocared or who$ ca$ haj beerconrpter.d. Childron
\yhocoN froma
dilterenr
rea or r.le are'nrantto bc rrnsferredro an iniitutiona'd CwC ,mr is ctoscib histrfl
reidence.
Thenah aimof ihissy{e'r is ro reiorerhochitdro bisfamityor finily enrircmrd 3isr
deisminfs tliesrerr ofnE crvnonmenr.

Thetb!41'qh.piddiscnses.lie
i'rDondice qd sociat
ofEhabititi!oD .s thepueose
iNcgratioi
of rhh ac!.Thissection
discuscsccnainnonidiblionil sol ionssuchasadoprion,
losercdc, md
sponsoship. Oehanc'land.b.ndonedchildreraiceLigible
for adoprion.
ThcCWCmaydcclare i cliltd
fir for rdopriotr
andrelcrhidJher
roanadopijotr
lgencyGerupbyrheBoverimnD
fofphcemd. Fonq
.mein dh actis dnlylor lookin8
lna idfarbbeloresdopltorrakcsphcc.SpoisodhippIolrammes se
rohelpprovidsnrpplemenl!rycducalional,
ntrtiriondl,
mcdic,irldorher$dicesro ta itiss,guardirn!,
Rndhones,Ahcroareorgarisalions
arc!h. ro besetnp ro trk. careofchildrcfaier drcytcavorhe

The I.n chaprer

oi lre acr conhinsmatryoiscdlancous prolhions.Someof rhe nordte
proLisions
nE asfolloss Thc act.llowsfor ohildrcililh special
needrsuchasa nrnretor physicxL
to bcgivei 6e Dece$rry
dislase anenion.t.n spprovdin$ittrtion rtid speciatiss in rlr foD otrmr.
UnderthisaclrhegovernDenrcanserup visoryboards d differe tevehloadviserhqnabovi.ious
implenenrarion
aspectsoltho acr ]|e IB m,l C$'C hrverheaunroriq, ro fttelse! ctjjtdro hirtrs.
pmtrt orgrvelheshildlcavcbccausc ofa de{h id lhefamily,a seddinc.r schoolcxrmimrioi. dc. For
rh..atryin3outofihisact.dc nde shallcresre
a chitdf.orecrior!Dir,\'hoseoticcsa4 respois
bk ro
ensmerhar 0,eadn properly implelEnted.
Rulosforrhk a.tsf robemadchyeic[ SmreC.vefrtunr
 .1-
ruv€n'leJusrice(crft andprolcctionorCtildreh)A.t, z0t5 h6 bRtrp6rd bl partkmfll
of irdi. ft ains io ftplacerheexntinelndi juveniteljoli,qGncytas, Juvenjt.Jrnke (CQicand

'.u'.'
'uur
u,rtrr
Ailr 'l
llY|'
llllfl]
r]iil tLtill
[]rimll il'lLI
m| ][iUilllll
tlvo[odjn Hein0rs TheAcrcamcirroturcer@nJj January
Oflscei an ber.jedrs aduirs 2016 rr
$aspr*edoi 7 May2015by rheI ok S.bhaamidinrense
p.orejbt severctMebe* ofparlirnar h
Naspa$e'lon22Decenber
2015b! rlrcRaivaSabha.

IIL Pccon.eptionrnd lrc-Nar!t Dirgnosrjc

TechniquA
Acl. 1991
PreConcsplion .dd ?r6Nat.l Diagnosli.Te.hniques(pcpNDT) Acr, 1991is .tr Ad of the
P!.ljame ollddir cnadedlo $op lcnaleteriqidsard afti t]iedcrtiningsexmrioi[ Ltia Thercr
bdNd prcndalsexderermiMrioi.

'fhis proce$
bcgrnin nrec.rly t9t0r shcn 0htuorndro.hniques car.d lvidespruad
uscin
Itrdia.Thsicwasr tetrdcn.)lor hmillesto.ominuoutyproducc childrctr
unriLafrdterIitd es bonr
Fod.lsexdd{rirErion andse{seledive abonionb} ndicat profe$ion.s hr rod.! Cro\yniNo. Rs.
1,000
eoE indNlry(US$21,1mitlioD). Socialdisdminarjon
agai.s.vomen anda pret*encefor sods
havcpromorcd
fen.le feticidcin v.iior lonnsskcsingrhoser rarioot fte .oudr! {o}.rdinci
AccoilinC !o rhedsenilal I'diln ceisus,rhescxnrio in rheO6 ageBroupiD Indiawenlfiom tO4!)
m r l c sp { 1 0 0l c d i l e si n r 9 3 r ,b t 0 j 3 i n 1 9 9 1! ,o 1 0 7 . i3n 2 0 0 1{,o 1 0 9 , 1
i t r2 0 t L T t j ef l l j o i s
higlroidce@lrst.lessch aspunjab
sigiificantll atrdHaryara(t26.1
andt22O.asot 200t)

Themdn purposcolemdin€ nreacris ro banft ur olsei s.ledionrcchniqRstreaor.r alIei

conceprionrndprevenllhemnuseofprcd.{a
dirgno$icGchiique for scr 5stecrye rbon o'

Drfinnion:Sri seleclion h .iy acrof identifyn'E

rheser of rhefoe.usandetnriar on otrhc
focrus sci e
if i! isof rhEuDlyrnted

OIrencesuMqdiis.cliicfteco,,dfcri,igorhdpinginlhccdndndolpretr{rldiaedosicrcch
mlhcrnrcgisreredutritjscxsclccrioDonanDnor$o.r,.orducri'rgPNDrcrfor.n),psrposeo
rlanrheorc 'nenlioned
in theid, saLe,
diskiburion.
supply,reDriryerc.
ofrny uth souidn.chineoran]
oderequipnertc.pableotddedinesexolrhstoerus. Nliinpmvhionsin rheacrod!

l. Thc/\crprovides lorrheprohibnion
ofq seledion,
betoFcfane!coDeplior
2. Ir rcgul.res
rlr rse ofpcrotal dhponic lechniqrcs,
like u|tasomdrnd am0ioceotesis
6)
sllowlnSrhemlheirNc onlyrodetecr

2, metabolic
disorde^
3. chrom
osonrlabnomal
iiies
4. ccnii'r coi8cniralmrlfomdtioDs
5. h!!r-ocr.o!,u!s!!!!t!:
6. ser linkeddisordfls.
l. Nohbontoryorcanteorcliric*ilLcoiducriiyrs$ioludine0lri.sono&.phYfor6epLrpose
ofdocmining rhesexolrhe foetus
4. No p4on, includiigihcorc sho ft condwringd,cproqcdurc s pq lhc hs, \rill.onmMic.rc
ft scxol{hc &l$ ro thcprcgmrrsofrai orherrehtive!b! rvods,signso. roy odrrndhod
5. Any peNi sho puts ad .dvcr;flned for prc.d.r.l .nd pre.corceprion sx dd{'ninxrioD
hcjliticsin dr fom ofi notice,cnc ar, label.$atper or lny 'locumert o. !dv&risesrttrorgh
int oror odrunedia in eledooi. or prinrf.nn or engages ir anyvisibLereprese.rioi iEd!
bl meaDs olhoardinE,\r lpaiilinr, slgdaL.ligh!
sodnd,$rq!g or g$, catrbe imprisonedfor up
to rhre !€msaid nred Rs 10,000
 Conpuhor .egisralion

\.'m. or. co oLt ^Tos.ro o r , d i ^ s . o , .Lr .b o . ( 0 . , .

.Thc ",t5.n-,.cotr.-t.!
"d, e . B e - . i n. b o , n oe. . . o . nr . ! t n r . a .d L . r a ) o . n 0 . .
,

D F . \ , i t D , B . oh . . a m i q . e . . p e d u t f l i o . s . l q e \ e r . i o
o r l l i . . e r A . r .i r t \ - D . j , .
00-b-T,. pr.ro,.eproa n,d or+:ia
Dhoio ..c..qrL. p.o:o,.O je.
,r d
r -( t. d
0o Ar' o.P\Dr ^.. o . p,o\er
r , - s h r . o o . . h ( r . , . o o , . . . e d . . )* . e . * r o n

lnrpiicdioGifrhe dnendmen!
are

AT:me o r r : 3 . r , - i r t J c o , e r o b ' n s . 1 g $ e . e . n . . . . upc o r

z.BinSinS!lrmsouidwirhiD iiscmbir
r . , r . p r o ^ o o , d . . o a r , r : o n o r n . , c . . cu, ( . . . . 0 1 0 0 f ,
r lftu\r,
- e o ,!'. c m E , 1 . c
ilrrrorc {r ntci p, ii.hmeijs
5'Ltr'p'l'eADpooiil.'J|'oi'('lh'1!p"-'of''.o1-lor
rre m4!hi 6 Jnder!ipmensofJ,e \rotsrc^
6, Regulnirgrhestootrhe utrrasouDC machin*ontyrore8hrertdbodies

IV, Thclrolrcrion orChititrcntron ScxuatOlf.nc$ Acl,20t2

'ro
deUwiih chitdssxnitabusc..scs.dre6oycmmc hs broLghrii aspc.jaltN, irnry..l.|tr
P'oc.':o d d o ' o a \ e ^ u . ,O. r f e le . i E s n . ^ r . . ) 0 . t , - \ ! . , . i. o c! ..
\ ! b e . : 0 t : . o n d \ . . . , t . F . k- _ e t . n R u - ! r .

thePC,.O\...il]l.i€.ompet.qr,-t!$roo,oL!.o.L,ep.orc-ono..t,id,-n.,0.h,
. e .r | , ' . T . d m o $ c p . . . : t e a t c " u J 1! B r , t r , n . e . . o . j K
c J . n c q . ' € o i r . i d . 3 r p ' o . r .) .. . . D o , , , . 9 . h . o . . i . o y
? r o ' o r g o r< d c . ! . ' t - r . 4 , n . d . t . . , 1 . 1 s o . o f f e t rc . , o n c h
Jr'oni-d. ..4t D n

,.'.. !. n. ro".,.P..noero,
"r r.'n..d-cD(kd2.nesddno.tc4r,dt..-...,.-et,..+! hr. 0.-nl
D -ocnp ). i 'tl d-e.N 4 "rdt " J I ro bc bg.,ra.co
. , t o r . . c . h e a f i " n . o n i t r , r r o o,.p c . o .
t ." ' - lo hl.d h . b - o o . . e oi c . . . . . . . o - d o . r c t. o r - \ , 0 r , , .
:"4-'
p o . a i a t . o o u r . ib t , , . d c tr e o , o . i i o. e . . n o . o a o oq , . : . ( . . t .
t \ e I o . 1 : . in . , . s . d r d . \ p . . . e o i . \ i , r . , r h Fo n . ., .rh i 3.1n
knnor I Boou\ rmpfl_onnren'
rortife.rnd fitre

ln keepifg\irh rhc b6rincmarioiat ohjtdprdrq.tior$addards, rhc srid Acl dl50provtd!!for

,
i " 3 o f . . - , . t o " c n c . . f . c . . r , r c 8 d o , .unp o J o n o ! . o k o!.d" r .
". l[:,.i9[ ji"..b, c. -" o
. ., \ d ] l b t r . . Jo r p o . e o n . n . . e . , . ( r ...ut o o 0 . . , n , / , e t . , , . t . , ,
'honthl imprisonment add/or a finc.

T..-'la r l . o , r \ ' t , " p o t i-

1 , e , o to. . c . t " o , o r - . r 0 , , . ,e. , r , - , . . . , , g r , . . p . o _ .
,
. o s . o , ? B a e r ,h 0 r . t o . D r )
, '( S 'qrsnn6er'.r "drhe.erartproerio e..td..u. ,o0r",.,..,n!,6e,) -o.sl
l d . .d o . . g r . d . d r . . t r d , ., . , i 0 t r . , . . 1
" r I o t ro i . e ( t . o N . L , - . o , rn [ e . . i t , \ L] . : t 1 , . . r o 1 . l
rsueiyiRg1horcpdn,sorhc CWC Inayther proceed rvhsc roqlntd !o nrakeftdiE.anrngeNft to. rc
safer,rDd*.urny ofrhechlld.

l|lc$id dDek.s prcvisiotrs

ior rhemedicalexaniDalio,dfrhe chitdin a m,nnerdesi8Fdro
csxscas little disLrc$as po$iblc The exahinariotr
is ro be csiiicdou( in the presencc
olrhc p;ir or
orh{pecoi rvhomd'c chitdrnBrs,ad in dr csc ofr L,n}techiru,

Theslid Acrpiovidcsfor Speciat Corfts.harcond@lljc tri.t in cameoaid *nhourrc\eati,u

, idetrtiq
rhe .
ofrhecrrikl,in a chitd.ticndly
Dmft.. Hercc,rljechitdmaytwc a p.rcnlor oihe,ruse;
p*$n prson d $e Iimcofcsriiyilg dndcancrLltorasislance l..ooatriNerpreGr.
spechtedu..!or o.
olherprole$ionalwhile
livnrgevideicer n'nher fie chiLdisnjolo becalted rolcviryii qNd
repearedLy
andmayre$i8 rhdughvidco-link nder rbin jn e ..rnoom. Atrovealt,rhesaid,\cr {iNtrrer .
caseolchldsexuolabu$ nun bedisposd
 .9.
olwitlritroneyetunomdredstetheollenccisreponed.li
shoprovidslorrh. SpcciaLCoun
ro
dd*diDerh. rmountolcompcnsarionlo
bepaidroa.hildwhoh.sboen$xully abu5ed.
sodFrrhis
i10'rsy
ca'r
lheJr
beuledforlhechild\
nredicrliieahenr
andrehabiliistion.

The said c! EcognizAilnoi ereryknoM fom ofsexmlabussagainnchildrcnaspunishrble

otfencss,
andmakc!thc diffcrentagcncics xndchild protction
ofth. Stite.suchss rhepolice.judiciat-ff
m a c h i r e r y , c o l l a b o f t r o d i r s c q u d n g j u $ i . e f o r a s e r u l l y a b !F
s eu Jdchheirl ,db y p r d
o !n g f o r a c r i k l -
friendlyjudicialprce$. the said,4ciencounes childrensho havebeenvicli'ns of sexMl abtrsero
rcponlhe ofcno ard seekredrosior $en surs ng,aswell astu obtaitra$kancein overcomirsrhen
trauna Ir tins, the saidAcl will p.ovidea neansnoronly to rcponand punishIlDseRho abuseod
olchildren,blt alsoprovean efecLivcdeleftnr in curbi|erheoccuremeolh.s!
exploilrheinnocence

The srid Acr h to be implemeDted

wirh rheadive panicipation
ofdie Sr.reCovenrmeN.Uid{
section39 of nresoidA.r, 'he S6e CovenmErth rcqunedIo franEsuidelines
lor drc useofptrsofs
includiignon-govennotulorg izdiods,profc$ionnlsadd cxpcnsor pesonstaimd in lnd h.ti,ig
knorvkd8e socialrvo.k,physicalherl ,, menirlhe.l$ aM childdevelopnen$oNsii Ihe
ofpsycholoCy.
child rt dr tial md pFtial iaee. The lollowirg glidelnr! are Modd Cridelinssfotntriitd bl lhe
c.n thenlmrncnorc cxttrsivcifd specific
Ce olGoremnent. b ed on*hi.h rheSrdteGolen,menis
aspei the; specifi
BUidcliiEs c deeds.