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Punjab Youthful Offenders Ordinance, 1983

Topic Serial # Content Case Law
 

PREAMBLE

 
0 PREAMBLE
 

PART I

 
 

PRELIMINARY

 
1 Short title, extent and commencement
2 Definitions
3 Continuation of proceedings against child on his attaining specified age
 

PART II

 
 

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF COURTS

 
4 Juvenile Courts
5 Courts empowered to exercise powers of Juvenile Court
6 Powers of Juvenile Courts and other Courts mentioned in section 5
7 No joint trial of child and adult
8 Procedure in appealable summons cases to be followed by Juvenile Courts and Courts empowered under section 5
9 Sittings etc. of Juvenile Courts
10 Adult to be sent to Sessions in a case triable exclusively by a Court of Sessions
11 Presence of persons in Juvenile Courts
12 Withdrawal of person from Court
13 Dispensing with attendance of child
14 Withdrawal of persons from Court when child is examined as witness
15 Attendance at Court of parent of child charged with offences, etc
16 Committal to approved place of child suffering from dangerous disease
17 Children of unsound mind or suffering from leprosy, how to be dealt with
18 Factors to be taken into consideration in passing orders by Courts
19 Report of Probation Officer and other reports to be treated confidential
20 Prohibition on publication of names, addresses etc. of children involved in cases of proceedings under the Ordinance
21 Provisions of the “Code” to apply to trial of cases and conduct proceedings under the Ordinance unless excluded
 

PART III

 
 

CERTIFIED SCHOOLS, APPROVED HOMES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, ETC.

 
22 Establishment and certification of schools
23 Declaration of places as approved homes
24 Conditions to be prescribed for fit person institutions and approved homes
25 Management of certified schools
26 Liabilities of Manager
27 Medical inspection of certified schools and fit person institutions
28 Power of Government to withdraw certificate
29 Surrendering of certificate by Managers
30 Effect of withdrawal of surrendering certificate
31 Disposal of inmates on withdrawal of resignation
32 Inspection of voluntary home
33 Inspection of certified schools and visit to fit person institution
 

PART IV

 
 

OFFICERS, THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES

 
34 Appointment of officers
35 Supervision and control of Probation Officers
36 Powers and duties of Probation Officers and Inspectors
 

PART V

 
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