JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD:

 One or more board shall be constituted in each district in every

district.
 Board shall consist of three members: a principal magistrate and
two other members. Principal magistrate shall be a Metropolitan
Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of first class and having at least
3 years of experience and two other members are social workers,
of whom one should be a one woman. Social worker members are
appointed by the State Government on the recommendations of the
selection committee.
 The age of the social worker member should not be less than
thirty-five years and shall have experience of at least seven years
in the field of health, welfare activities or education or should be a
practicing professional degree in the field of law or in child
psychology or sociology.
 Proper training should be given to all the members of the board.
 Sittings of the board shall hold in the premise of the observation or
near to the observation home.
 In no case board is allowed to operate from jail or court premises.
 Sittings of the board shall hold in child friendly premises. The
establishment of the sitting should be such enable to board interact
with child face to face and while interacting with the child board
should adopt child friendly technique.
 Board shall made ensure the availability of the legal aid through
the legal service institution.
 Child’s rights shall be protected throughout the process of
apprehension, inquiry, aftercare and rehabilitation.
 If the child fails to understand the language used in the
proceedings, board shall provide an interpreter or translator.
CCIs are maintaining detailed records (medical, educational, et cetera)
of juveniles residing in there. These homes are working fine but some of
the improvements are required. There was no regular checkup in CCI by
the officials as told by one of the person-in-charge of home. In one of
the homes there was no landline service available so children could not
vail child helpline no there. SJPU check that whether the staff working
in CCIs is appropriate or fulfill the criteria of appointment in CCI
according to provisions of JJ Act, 2015. There were several hinderance
in their working due to lack of vehicles and less staff than required. In
JJB the environment was child friendly with all the officers in their civil
uniforms and it did not resemble to the regular courts. JJB were not
sitting on the raised platforms like in regular courts and there were no
barriers like witness box.