The document discusses child marriage in India, defining it as a marriage where either party is a child under age 18 for girls or 21 for boys. It outlines the reasons child marriages continue such as viewing girls as a liability and reducing marriage costs, and the consequences like health risks, lack of education, and human rights violations. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act of 2006 is analyzed which aims to prevent, protect from, and prosecute offenders of child marriages in India.
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More than half of the women in India are married before the legal minimum age of 18. By contrast, men in the same age group get married at a median age of 23.4 years. Sixteen percent of men aged 20-49 are married by age 18 and 28 percent by age 20.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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More than half of the women in India are married before the legal minimum age of 18. By contrast, men in the same age group get married at a median age of 23.4 years. Sixteen percent of men aged 20-49 are married by age 18 and 28 percent by age 20.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
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Website: www.haqcrc.org
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The juvenile justice (care and protection of children) act, 2015MAINAKCHANDRA2
The updated Indian legislation regarding Juvenile Protection and Procedure for protection of their identity and betterment of their future. This PPt gives an overall idea of the Act in a precise manner
'Child Rights in India' Presented by Mr. Nandeesh Y D at an International Conference. You can request for a copy of the presentation at ydnandeesh@gmail.com
Juvenile Justice Law in India (Juvenile Justice Act 1986, 2000 & 2015)NishkaPrajapati
1. Discuss the powers and procedure of the Juvenile Justice Board.
2. Powers, functions and procedure of child welfare committee.
3. Evolution of Juvenile Justice Act. / Legislative approaches in pre-colonial era.
4. Explain the concept of reformative theory of juvenile delinquency.
5. What is the role of police in juvenile delinquency?
6. Discuss on Beijing Rules.
7. Discuss Convention on the rights of child.
8. What is the distinction between JJ Act 1986 and JJ act 2000?
9. Discuss the powers and procedure of Juvenile Welfare Board.
10. Discuss the constitution, powers and procedure of Juvenile Court.
11. Short note on after care service centres.
Child Marriages continue to be solemnized in a large number of countries. This practice is a serious threat to child protection with adverse impact on their education, health and empowerment. The presentation discusses different issues connected with the problem.
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Adoption can be legal as well as illegal in India(Only Legal adoption recognized and Valid).
Under Indian law adoption is legal coalition between the party willing for adoption and a child,
Subject matter of ‘personal law’ where Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion can make a legal adoption.
No separate adoption laws for Muslims, Christians and Parsis, so they have to approach court under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 for legal adoption.
According to section 2(aa) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, “adoption means the process through which the adopted child is permanently separated from his biological parent and becomes the legitimate child of his adoptive parents with all right, privileges and responsibility that are attached to the relationship”.
The juvenile justice (care and protection of children) act, 2015MAINAKCHANDRA2
The updated Indian legislation regarding Juvenile Protection and Procedure for protection of their identity and betterment of their future. This PPt gives an overall idea of the Act in a precise manner
'Child Rights in India' Presented by Mr. Nandeesh Y D at an International Conference. You can request for a copy of the presentation at ydnandeesh@gmail.com
Juvenile Justice Law in India (Juvenile Justice Act 1986, 2000 & 2015)NishkaPrajapati
1. Discuss the powers and procedure of the Juvenile Justice Board.
2. Powers, functions and procedure of child welfare committee.
3. Evolution of Juvenile Justice Act. / Legislative approaches in pre-colonial era.
4. Explain the concept of reformative theory of juvenile delinquency.
5. What is the role of police in juvenile delinquency?
6. Discuss on Beijing Rules.
7. Discuss Convention on the rights of child.
8. What is the distinction between JJ Act 1986 and JJ act 2000?
9. Discuss the powers and procedure of Juvenile Welfare Board.
10. Discuss the constitution, powers and procedure of Juvenile Court.
11. Short note on after care service centres.
Child Marriages continue to be solemnized in a large number of countries. This practice is a serious threat to child protection with adverse impact on their education, health and empowerment. The presentation discusses different issues connected with the problem.
Cara (central adoption resource authority)Rachna Sharma
a brief review of CARA, helpful for Bachelors of Social work student and law students. it only provides brief information not pure;y in detail. good for intro.
Adoption can be legal as well as illegal in India(Only Legal adoption recognized and Valid).
Under Indian law adoption is legal coalition between the party willing for adoption and a child,
Subject matter of ‘personal law’ where Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina or Sikh by religion can make a legal adoption.
No separate adoption laws for Muslims, Christians and Parsis, so they have to approach court under the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 for legal adoption.
According to section 2(aa) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, “adoption means the process through which the adopted child is permanently separated from his biological parent and becomes the legitimate child of his adoptive parents with all right, privileges and responsibility that are attached to the relationship”.
The present study made an attempt to gain insights on determinants and psychosocial consequences of early marriage on rural women. Samples of 300 women who married early and have completed 5 to 15 years of married life were taken from 20 villages of district Bhilwara, Rajasthan as it has highest instances of child marriages. In depth investigation employed the use of interview, FGDs, observation and case study method. Research was based in district. Baseline Proforma and SES scale (self developed) was used to get the necessary details regarding the socio-economic status and demographic characteristics of respondents and their families. DEM scale (self developed), PSC Scale (self developed) and life satisfaction scale (Alam & Shrivastava, 1973) were used for data collection. Statistical test i.e. ‘z’ test, ANOVA, Regression & Pearson’s ‘r’ were applied to find out the results.
The findings of the study revealed that age at marriage is governed by various components of socio-economic status with traditions & customs, lack of education, childhood residence and castes. Effect of mass media was not found as hypothesized. Media is only meant for entertainment by rural people. The study also highlighted psycho-social consequences (PSC components) of early marriage. It was found that child marriage increases exploitation of girl child and loss of her adolescence along with denial of education & freedom, inadequate socialization & personal development and violence & abandonment. Access to contraception is highly correlated with age at marriage i.e. the lower the age at marriage lower the knowledge and less access of contraception.
The multiple regression analysis in predicting age at marriage and its determinants reveal that the Beta coefficient reflect the socio- economic status of the family and in which a girl belongs has more considerable contribution in terms of early marriage while traditions and customs follow the socio-cultural perseverance in predicting age at marriage. It is also depicted from the regression analysis that the ill consequences of early marriage in earlier ages have more awful effects on girl child. On the whole, it was found that early marriage itself means exploitation of girl child and loss of adolescence. This factor is highly significant in all studied age groups. They are treated as homely bird which means confined to four walls of house. Overall dissatisfaction level is high with the respondents who get married at the early age. There are significant correlation found between determinants and psycho-social consequences of early marriage and inter-correlation among LS and SES components.
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The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
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2. What is a child marriage?
A marriage to which either of the contracting party is a child.
S2 (b) of The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
Child or minor under this law is defined as 18 years in the case of
girls and 21 years in the case of boys.
S2 (b) of The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
3. Facts & Figures:
More than half of the women in India are married
before the legal minimum age of 18. By contrast, men in
the same age group get married at a median age of 23.4
years. Sixteen percent of men aged 20-49 are married by
age 18 and 28 percent by age 20. (Source: Summary of
Findings, NFHS-3)
4. Reasons Why Child Marriages Continue
Girl Child viewed upon as liability largely due to high socioeconomic & cultural costs attached to marriage leading to
early marriage.
Reasons:
Demand for younger Bride reduces
vis high dowry for older girls
marriage costs vis a
Dependency syndrome - Parents see marriage as a way to
secure the girl’s future socially and economically.
Illiteracy, Lack of awareness and systemic inactiveness of
the administration in proper implementation of laws
contributes towards the evil of Child Marriage going
unchecked.
5. Consequences of Child Marriage
Human Rights Violation: A violation of Child Rights to a
free life devoid of exploitation, full care and protection.
Denial of basic right to a respectful and decent childhood
their basic rights to good health, nutrition, education, and
freedom from violence, abuse and exploitation.
Subjection to Physical, mental and emotional trauma and
also life threatening circumstances to which the child is
not prepared what awaits hi,
Marriage entails family and societal responsibilities and
also acts as licence though illegal in context of child
marriage to engage in sexual activity amounting to child
sexual abuse and rape.
Exposure to high risk diseases HIV/AIDS & STI; poor
health and quality of life
6. Contd.
High incidence of MMR and IMR
Social Isolation
Lack of economic opportunities due to lack of education
Endless and vicious cycle of domestic violence and abuse
In the pretext of marriage, entailing Human trafficking
7. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006
The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act,2006 (PCMA)
was enacted repealing the Child Marriage Restraint Act
of 1929 in order to prohibit child marriages rather
than only restraining them.
PCMA
has been enforced with effect from 1st
November, 2007. It makes child marriage an offence
and prescribes punishment for those conducting/
abetting/ promoting/permitting/ solemnizing child
marriages.
It provides powers to the State Government to appoint
Child Marriage Prohibition Officers (CMPO) and
makes child marriages voidable by giving choice to the
children.
8. Whom Does it Apply to?
It applies to all citizens of India irrespective of religion,
without and beyond India.
It however, does not apply to the State of Jammu and
Kashmir.
It excludes the Renoncants of the Union Territory of
Pondicherry from its application. For them the French
Civil Laws are applicable as they are treated as
citizens of France.
Implementation Status
The Ministry reviewed the implementation of the Act in
the Conference of State Ministers / State Secretaries of
Women and Child Development held on 16 -17th June,
2010. All States / UTs were again requested to frame
Rules under the Act and to appoint Child Marriage
Prohibition Officers. So far, 18 States/UTs have framed
Rules under the Act
9. Provisions under Law:
The basic premise of the law is:
To make a child go through a marriage is an offence.
Child or minor is a person up to 18 years in the case of
girls and 21 years in the case of boys7.
10. The provisions of this law can be classified into
three broad categories:
A. Prevention
B. Protection
C. Prosecution of Offenders
11. A. Prevention
More specifically, under the law: Child marriages is a
cognizable and non-bailable offence.
Appointment Of Child Protection Officers.
The Courts have the power to issue injunction for
prohibiting child marriages from taking place.
Child marriages will be declared null and void if the
injunction prohibiting a child marriage from taking
place is violated/ contravened or, if the child is taken
away from their lawful guardian by enticement, force
or use of deceitful means or, is sold or trafficked for
the purpose of marriage.
The law lays down penal provisions for those who
solemnize child marriages.
The CMPO and District Collector are responsible for
sensitisation and awareness creation in the
community.
12. B. Protection
1. The law makes child marriages voidable by giving choice
to the children in the marriage to seek annulment of
marriage.
2. It provides for maintenance and residence of the female
contracting party.
3. It gives a legal status to all children born from child
marriages and makes provisions for their custody and
maintenance.
4. Support and aid including medical aid, legal aid,
counselling and rehabilitation support to children once
they are rescued.
5. The Child Marriage Prohibition Officer has been
empowered:
• to provide necessary aid to victims of child marriage
• to provide legal aid
• to produce children in need of care and protection
before the Child Welfare Committee or a First Class
Judicial Magistrate, where there is no Child Welfare
Committee.
13. C. Prosecution of Offenders
1.
The law provides for punishment for an adult male
above 18 years of age marrying a child.
2.
It also lays down punishment for those performing /
conducting / abetting a child marriage.
3.
It prescribes punishment for promoting or permitting
solemnization of child marriage, including for parents,
guardians or any other
person/association/organisation.
4.
The law clearly states that women offenders in any of
the above categories cannot be punished with
imprisonment. However, they can be penalised by way
of imposition of a fine.
14. Mechanisms under the law
The authorities identified :
1. Child Marriage Prohibition Officer
2. District Magistrate
3. First Class Judicial Magistrate or Metropolitan
Magistrate
4. Police
5. Family Courts
6. Any person(s) called upon by the State Government to
assist the Child Marriage Prohibition Officer.
15. Where to File a Complaint?
Police Station :The police must make a DD entry (an
entry in the Daily Diary Register maintained at every
police station) and register an FIR (First Information
Report) based on such complaint.
District Magistrate A complaint can also be filed
with a Judicial Magistrate of First Class or a
Metropolitan Magistrate.
Child Welfare Committee or a member of the Child
Welfare Committee set up under the Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 as
amended in 2006
Child Line
(A complaint can be filed by any person, including
those who report an incidence of child marriage. Such
persons may include)
16. Role of Stakeholders that have been Identified in
the Law is as Follows:
Child Marriage Prohibition Officer: Implementation & Timely
Intervention at district level
Police: Registering of FIR; Report the matter to CMPO. Magistrate
for Injunction, provide support in intervention and take actions
under procedures laid down in the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1973:
District Magistrate: As the prohibition officer with regard to
section 13 (4) i.e. when mass child marriages are taking place &
responsible for enforcing an injunction under section 13.
Panchayat Members: Play leading role in preventing child
marriages, protecting the victims as well as supporting the
concerned authorities in evidence building so as to prosecution of
the offenders.
Teachers: liable under section 16 to provide assistance to the Child
Marriage Prohibition Officer to prevent child marriages. Inform
the nearest police station as soon Visit the nearest Judicial or
Executive Magistrate to record a complaint Make a phone call or
write to the nearest police station/SP (Superintendent of
Police)/Child Line/Child Welfare Committee/ the Department of
Women and Child Development or the Social Welfare Department
in the state, etc
17. Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
1. Short titled, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Child Marriage Restraint Act
(1929).
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan and applies to all
citizens of Pakistan wherever they may be.
(3) It shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 1939.
18. Definitions
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject
or context,
(a) “child” means a person who, if a male, is under eighteen
years of age, and if a female, is under sixteen years of age;
(b) “child marriage” means a marriage to which either of the
contracting parties is a child;
(c) “contracting party” to a marriage means either of the
parties whose marriage is or is about to be thereby
solemnized;
(d) “minor” means person of either sex who is under eighteen
years of age,
(e) “Union Council” means the Union Council or the Town
Committee constituted under the Law relating to Local
Government for the time being in force.
19. 4. Punishment for male adult above eighteen
years of age marrying a child.
Whoever, being a male above eighteen years of age, contracts
child marriage shall be punishable with simple imprisonment
which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to
one thousand rupees, or with both.
Punishment for solemnizing a child
marriage.
5.
Whoever performs, conducts or directs any child marriage shall
be punishable with simple imprisonment which may extend to one
month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or
with both, unless he proves that he had reason to believe that the
marriage was not a child marriage.
6.
Punishment for parent or guardian
concerned in a child marriage.
(1) Where a minor contracts a child marriage any person having
charge of the minor, whether as parent or guardian or in any other
capacity, lawful or unlawful, who does any act to promote the
marriage or permits it to be solemnized, or negligently fails to
prevent it from being solemnized, shall be punishable with simple
imprisonment which may extend to one month, or with fine which
may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both:
20. (2) For the purpose of this section, it shall be presumed, unless
and until the contrary is proved, that where a minor has
contracted a child marriage, the person having charge of such
minor has negligently failed to prevent the marriage from being
solemnized.
7. Imprisonment not to be awarded for offence under section 3.
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 25 of the General
Clauses At, 1897, or section 64 of the Pakistan Penal Code,
Court sentencing an offender under section 3 shall not be
competent to direct that, in default of payment of the fine
imposed, he shall undergo only term of imprisonment.
8. Jurisdiction under this Act.
Notwithstanding anything contained in section 90 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898, no Court other than that of a
Magistrate of the First Class shall take cognizance of or try any
offence under this Act.
9. Mode of taking cognizance of offence.
No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act
except on a complaint made by the Union Council, or if there is no
Union Council in the area, by such authority as the Provincial
Government may in this behalf prescribe, and such cognizance
shall in no case be taken after the expiry of one year from the
date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
21. Power to issue injunction prohibiting
marriage in contravention of this Act.
(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act,
the Court may, if satisfied from information laid before it through a
complaint or otherwise that a child marriage in contravention of
this Act has been arranged or is about to be solemnized, issue an
injunction against any of the persons mentioned in sections 3, 4, 5
and 9 of this Act prohibiting such marriage.
(2) No injunction under sub-section (1) shall be issued against any
person unless the Court has previously given notice to such
person, and has afforded him an opportunity to show-cause
against the issue of the injunction.
(3) The Court may either on its own motion or on the application
of any person aggrieved, rescind or alter any order made under
sub-section (1).
(4) Where such an application is received, the Court shall afford
the applicant an early opportunity of appearing before it either in
person or by pleader, and if the Court rejects the application
wholly or in part, it shall record in writing its reasons for so doing.
22. (5) Whoever, knowing that an injunction has been issued
against him under sub-section (1) of this section disobeys
such injunction shall be punished with imprisonment of either
description for a term which may extend to three months, or
with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with
both:
Provided that no woman shall be punishable with
imprisonment.
Editor's Notes
Falling Number of Girls Leading to Trafficking of Girls as Brides
• In rural Punjab, where the shortage of women is most pronounced, a desire to keep rural family holdings intact is now driving a trend towards polyandrous unions where one woman, often ‘purchased’ from poorer regions or from lower castes, is forced to be ‘wife’ not only to her husband, but also to the husband’s brothers and even, according to some reports, her own father-in-law.
• Boys from North Gujarat district, which is notorious for its preference for the male child and has the lowest sex-ratio of 798 girls per 1000 boys in the state, buy brides from within the state and from other states.
A) If a Child Marriage is About to Take Place in the Near Future, the CMPO must:
• Visit the home of both the contracting parties, and make the parents aware that child marriage is a punishable offence under
the law and advise them not to conduct the marriage.
• Speak to the guardians/relatives/community elders and make them aware and try and convince them against the child marriage.
• Try and speak to the child in order to make him/her aware of child marriage and its ramifications. Help the child understand the situation and tell the child that it is his/her right not to get married.
• Seek the assistance of the panchayat, the local leaders, the teachers, government officials/public servants or a local NGO to convince the parents against child marriage.
• Monitor the situation closely.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offender arrested. The police have powers under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.
• File a complaint to a First Class Judicial Magistrate if parents refuse to concede, seeking an injunction order under section 13
to prevent a child marriage from taking place.
B) If the Marriage is Currently Taking Place, the CMPO must:
• Report immediately to a Judicial Magistrate for him/her to issue an injunction to prevent a child marriage.
• Collect evidence of the marriage taking place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage purposes)
• Make a list of offenders who are responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested. The police have the powers under section 151
of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent any cognisable crime from taking place.
• If the child is at risk of being forced, threatened or enticed into child marriage, or if there is a risk to the child’s life, provide immediate protection and aid to the child by producing the child before the Child Welfare Committee or before the First Class Magistrate where there is no Child Welfare Committee. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-in-centre/short stay home recognised by the state government.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
C) If a Child Marriage has Already Taken Place, the CMPO must:
• Collect evidence of the marriage that has taken place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage
purposes, witnesses)
• Make a list of offenders who were responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage
or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested.
• Remember that women involved in such offences are also offenders although they cannot be punished with imprisonment.
Therefore arrests should be made where necessary. It is for the courts to decide on the penalty to be imposed on women
offenders.
• Produce the child before the nearest Child Welfare Committee as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act 2000, immediately or latest within 24 hours. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-incentre/
short stay home recognised by the state government.
• In case no Child Welfare Committee is available, produce the child before a Judicial Magistrate of First Class for appropriate decision
regarding his/her safety, care and protection. At no point should the child be kept in a police station.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to having to repeat her/his statement before different authorities at different points of time
causing re-victimisation.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to unwarranted gynaecological examination and medical tests and every test conducted on the child is after informing the child and her/his parents/guardians/next best friend as the case may be, and on taking their consent.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
• Do not make the child appear in the court repeatedly; both evidence and cross-examination take place the same day
as far as possible.
• The State Government can assign the CMPO various duties and functions to discharge. The CMPO must therefore act
pro-actively to assess the infrastructural needs and other systemic needs that can enable justice for victims of child
marriage as well as ensure prosecution of offenders. One such task can be supporting the establishment of fast track courts to
ensure speedy justice. The CMPO may have to make up a case for the State Government to seek establishment of fast track
courts if required.
• Make regular follow up visits if a child continues to stay with her/ his parents. Removal of the child from home should be the last
resort, only taken in the best interest of the child.
• Involve local NGOs/CBOs for follow-up assistance to the child, if required.
• Ensure investigation into the commission of any other offence against the child/victim under any other law.
A) If a Child Marriage is About to Take Place in the Near Future, the CMPO must:
• Visit the home of both the contracting parties, and make the parents aware that child marriage is a punishable offence under
the law and advise them not to conduct the marriage.
• Speak to the guardians/relatives/community elders and make them aware and try and convince them against the child marriage.
• Try and speak to the child in order to make him/her aware of child marriage and its ramifications. Help the child understand the situation and tell the child that it is his/her right not to get married.
• Seek the assistance of the panchayat, the local leaders, the teachers, government officials/public servants or a local NGO to convince the parents against child marriage.
• Monitor the situation closely.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offender arrested. The police have powers under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.
• File a complaint to a First Class Judicial Magistrate if parents refuse to concede, seeking an injunction order under section 13
to prevent a child marriage from taking place.
B) If the Marriage is Currently Taking Place, the CMPO must:
• Report immediately to a Judicial Magistrate for him/her to issue an injunction to prevent a child marriage.
• Collect evidence of the marriage taking place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage purposes)
• Make a list of offenders who are responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested. The police have the powers under section 151
of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent any cognisable crime from taking place.
• If the child is at risk of being forced, threatened or enticed into child marriage, or if there is a risk to the child’s life, provide immediate protection and aid to the child by producing the child before the Child Welfare Committee or before the First Class Magistrate where there is no Child Welfare Committee. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-in-centre/short stay home recognised by the state government.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
C) If a Child Marriage has Already Taken Place, the CMPO must:
• Collect evidence of the marriage that has taken place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage
purposes, witnesses)
• Make a list of offenders who were responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage
or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested.
• Remember that women involved in such offences are also offenders although they cannot be punished with imprisonment.
Therefore arrests should be made where necessary. It is for the courts to decide on the penalty to be imposed on women
offenders.
• Produce the child before the nearest Child Welfare Committee as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act 2000, immediately or latest within 24 hours. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-incentre/
short stay home recognised by the state government.
• In case no Child Welfare Committee is available, produce the child before a Judicial Magistrate of First Class for appropriate decision
regarding his/her safety, care and protection. At no point should the child be kept in a police station.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to having to repeat her/his statement before different authorities at different points of time
causing re-victimisation.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to unwarranted gynaecological examination and medical tests and every test conducted on the child is after informing the child and her/his parents/guardians/next best friend as the case may be, and on taking their consent.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
• Do not make the child appear in the court repeatedly; both evidence and cross-examination take place the same day
as far as possible.
• The State Government can assign the CMPO various duties and functions to discharge. The CMPO must therefore act
pro-actively to assess the infrastructural needs and other systemic needs that can enable justice for victims of child
marriage as well as ensure prosecution of offenders. One such task can be supporting the establishment of fast track courts to
ensure speedy justice. The CMPO may have to make up a case for the State Government to seek establishment of fast track
courts if required.
• Make regular follow up visits if a child continues to stay with her/ his parents. Removal of the child from home should be the last
resort, only taken in the best interest of the child.
• Involve local NGOs/CBOs for follow-up assistance to the child, if required.
• Ensure investigation into the commission of any other offence against the child/victim under any other law.
A) If a Child Marriage is About to Take Place in the Near Future, the CMPO must:
• Visit the home of both the contracting parties, and make the parents aware that child marriage is a punishable offence under
the law and advise them not to conduct the marriage.
• Speak to the guardians/relatives/community elders and make them aware and try and convince them against the child marriage.
• Try and speak to the child in order to make him/her aware of child marriage and its ramifications. Help the child understand the situation and tell the child that it is his/her right not to get married.
• Seek the assistance of the panchayat, the local leaders, the teachers, government officials/public servants or a local NGO to convince the parents against child marriage.
• Monitor the situation closely.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offender arrested. The police have powers under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.
• File a complaint to a First Class Judicial Magistrate if parents refuse to concede, seeking an injunction order under section 13
to prevent a child marriage from taking place.
B) If the Marriage is Currently Taking Place, the CMPO must:
• Report immediately to a Judicial Magistrate for him/her to issue an injunction to prevent a child marriage.
• Collect evidence of the marriage taking place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage purposes)
• Make a list of offenders who are responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested. The police have the powers under section 151
of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent any cognisable crime from taking place.
• If the child is at risk of being forced, threatened or enticed into child marriage, or if there is a risk to the child’s life, provide immediate protection and aid to the child by producing the child before the Child Welfare Committee or before the First Class Magistrate where there is no Child Welfare Committee. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-in-centre/short stay home recognised by the state government.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
C) If a Child Marriage has Already Taken Place, the CMPO must:
• Collect evidence of the marriage that has taken place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage
purposes, witnesses)
• Make a list of offenders who were responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage
or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested.
• Remember that women involved in such offences are also offenders although they cannot be punished with imprisonment.
Therefore arrests should be made where necessary. It is for the courts to decide on the penalty to be imposed on women
offenders.
• Produce the child before the nearest Child Welfare Committee as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act 2000, immediately or latest within 24 hours. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-incentre/
short stay home recognised by the state government.
• In case no Child Welfare Committee is available, produce the child before a Judicial Magistrate of First Class for appropriate decision
regarding his/her safety, care and protection. At no point should the child be kept in a police station.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to having to repeat her/his statement before different authorities at different points of time
causing re-victimisation.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to unwarranted gynaecological examination and medical tests and every test conducted on the child is after informing the child and her/his parents/guardians/next best friend as the case may be, and on taking their consent.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
• Do not make the child appear in the court repeatedly; both evidence and cross-examination take place the same day
as far as possible.
• The State Government can assign the CMPO various duties and functions to discharge. The CMPO must therefore act
pro-actively to assess the infrastructural needs and other systemic needs that can enable justice for victims of child
marriage as well as ensure prosecution of offenders. One such task can be supporting the establishment of fast track courts to
ensure speedy justice. The CMPO may have to make up a case for the State Government to seek establishment of fast track
courts if required.
• Make regular follow up visits if a child continues to stay with her/ his parents. Removal of the child from home should be the last
resort, only taken in the best interest of the child.
• Involve local NGOs/CBOs for follow-up assistance to the child, if required.
• Ensure investigation into the commission of any other offence against the child/victim under any other law.
A) If a Child Marriage is About to Take Place in the Near Future, the CMPO must:
• Visit the home of both the contracting parties, and make the parents aware that child marriage is a punishable offence under
the law and advise them not to conduct the marriage.
• Speak to the guardians/relatives/community elders and make them aware and try and convince them against the child marriage.
• Try and speak to the child in order to make him/her aware of child marriage and its ramifications. Help the child understand the situation and tell the child that it is his/her right not to get married.
• Seek the assistance of the panchayat, the local leaders, the teachers, government officials/public servants or a local NGO to convince the parents against child marriage.
• Monitor the situation closely.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offender arrested. The police have powers under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.
• File a complaint to a First Class Judicial Magistrate if parents refuse to concede, seeking an injunction order under section 13
to prevent a child marriage from taking place.
B) If the Marriage is Currently Taking Place, the CMPO must:
• Report immediately to a Judicial Magistrate for him/her to issue an injunction to prevent a child marriage.
• Collect evidence of the marriage taking place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage purposes)
• Make a list of offenders who are responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested. The police have the powers under section 151
of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent any cognisable crime from taking place.
• If the child is at risk of being forced, threatened or enticed into child marriage, or if there is a risk to the child’s life, provide immediate protection and aid to the child by producing the child before the Child Welfare Committee or before the First Class Magistrate where there is no Child Welfare Committee. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-in-centre/short stay home recognised by the state government.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
C) If a Child Marriage has Already Taken Place, the CMPO must:
• Collect evidence of the marriage that has taken place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage
purposes, witnesses)
• Make a list of offenders who were responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage
or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested.
• Remember that women involved in such offences are also offenders although they cannot be punished with imprisonment.
Therefore arrests should be made where necessary. It is for the courts to decide on the penalty to be imposed on women
offenders.
• Produce the child before the nearest Child Welfare Committee as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act 2000, immediately or latest within 24 hours. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-incentre/
short stay home recognised by the state government.
• In case no Child Welfare Committee is available, produce the child before a Judicial Magistrate of First Class for appropriate decision
regarding his/her safety, care and protection. At no point should the child be kept in a police station.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to having to repeat her/his statement before different authorities at different points of time
causing re-victimisation.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to unwarranted gynaecological examination and medical tests and every test conducted on the child is after informing the child and her/his parents/guardians/next best friend as the case may be, and on taking their consent.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
• Do not make the child appear in the court repeatedly; both evidence and cross-examination take place the same day
as far as possible.
• The State Government can assign the CMPO various duties and functions to discharge. The CMPO must therefore act
pro-actively to assess the infrastructural needs and other systemic needs that can enable justice for victims of child
marriage as well as ensure prosecution of offenders. One such task can be supporting the establishment of fast track courts to
ensure speedy justice. The CMPO may have to make up a case for the State Government to seek establishment of fast track
courts if required.
• Make regular follow up visits if a child continues to stay with her/ his parents. Removal of the child from home should be the last
resort, only taken in the best interest of the child.
• Involve local NGOs/CBOs for follow-up assistance to the child, if required.
• Ensure investigation into the commission of any other offence against the child/victim under any other law.
A) If a Child Marriage is About to Take Place in the Near Future, the CMPO must:
• Visit the home of both the contracting parties, and make the parents aware that child marriage is a punishable offence under
the law and advise them not to conduct the marriage.
• Speak to the guardians/relatives/community elders and make them aware and try and convince them against the child marriage.
• Try and speak to the child in order to make him/her aware of child marriage and its ramifications. Help the child understand the situation and tell the child that it is his/her right not to get married.
• Seek the assistance of the panchayat, the local leaders, the teachers, government officials/public servants or a local NGO to convince the parents against child marriage.
• Monitor the situation closely.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offender arrested. The police have powers under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.
• File a complaint to a First Class Judicial Magistrate if parents refuse to concede, seeking an injunction order under section 13
to prevent a child marriage from taking place.
B) If the Marriage is Currently Taking Place, the CMPO must:
• Report immediately to a Judicial Magistrate for him/her to issue an injunction to prevent a child marriage.
• Collect evidence of the marriage taking place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage purposes)
• Make a list of offenders who are responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested. The police have the powers under section 151
of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent any cognisable crime from taking place.
• If the child is at risk of being forced, threatened or enticed into child marriage, or if there is a risk to the child’s life, provide immediate protection and aid to the child by producing the child before the Child Welfare Committee or before the First Class Magistrate where there is no Child Welfare Committee. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-in-centre/short stay home recognised by the state government.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
C) If a Child Marriage has Already Taken Place, the CMPO must:
• Collect evidence of the marriage that has taken place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage
purposes, witnesses)
• Make a list of offenders who were responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage
or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested.
• Remember that women involved in such offences are also offenders although they cannot be punished with imprisonment.
Therefore arrests should be made where necessary. It is for the courts to decide on the penalty to be imposed on women
offenders.
• Produce the child before the nearest Child Welfare Committee as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act 2000, immediately or latest within 24 hours. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-incentre/
short stay home recognised by the state government.
• In case no Child Welfare Committee is available, produce the child before a Judicial Magistrate of First Class for appropriate decision
regarding his/her safety, care and protection. At no point should the child be kept in a police station.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to having to repeat her/his statement before different authorities at different points of time
causing re-victimisation.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to unwarranted gynaecological examination and medical tests and every test conducted on the child is after informing the child and her/his parents/guardians/next best friend as the case may be, and on taking their consent.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
• Do not make the child appear in the court repeatedly; both evidence and cross-examination take place the same day
as far as possible.
• The State Government can assign the CMPO various duties and functions to discharge. The CMPO must therefore act
pro-actively to assess the infrastructural needs and other systemic needs that can enable justice for victims of child
marriage as well as ensure prosecution of offenders. One such task can be supporting the establishment of fast track courts to
ensure speedy justice. The CMPO may have to make up a case for the State Government to seek establishment of fast track
courts if required.
• Make regular follow up visits if a child continues to stay with her/ his parents. Removal of the child from home should be the last
resort, only taken in the best interest of the child.
• Involve local NGOs/CBOs for follow-up assistance to the child, if required.
• Ensure investigation into the commission of any other offence against the child/victim under any other law.
A) If a Child Marriage is About to Take Place in the Near Future, the CMPO must:
• Visit the home of both the contracting parties, and make the parents aware that child marriage is a punishable offence under
the law and advise them not to conduct the marriage.
• Speak to the guardians/relatives/community elders and make them aware and try and convince them against the child marriage.
• Try and speak to the child in order to make him/her aware of child marriage and its ramifications. Help the child understand the situation and tell the child that it is his/her right not to get married.
• Seek the assistance of the panchayat, the local leaders, the teachers, government officials/public servants or a local NGO to convince the parents against child marriage.
• Monitor the situation closely.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offender arrested. The police have powers under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.
• File a complaint to a First Class Judicial Magistrate if parents refuse to concede, seeking an injunction order under section 13
to prevent a child marriage from taking place.
B) If the Marriage is Currently Taking Place, the CMPO must:
• Report immediately to a Judicial Magistrate for him/her to issue an injunction to prevent a child marriage.
• Collect evidence of the marriage taking place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage purposes)
• Make a list of offenders who are responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested. The police have the powers under section 151
of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent any cognisable crime from taking place.
• If the child is at risk of being forced, threatened or enticed into child marriage, or if there is a risk to the child’s life, provide immediate protection and aid to the child by producing the child before the Child Welfare Committee or before the First Class Magistrate where there is no Child Welfare Committee. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-in-centre/short stay home recognised by the state government.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
C) If a Child Marriage has Already Taken Place, the CMPO must:
• Collect evidence of the marriage that has taken place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage
purposes, witnesses)
• Make a list of offenders who were responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage
or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested.
• Remember that women involved in such offences are also offenders although they cannot be punished with imprisonment.
Therefore arrests should be made where necessary. It is for the courts to decide on the penalty to be imposed on women
offenders.
• Produce the child before the nearest Child Welfare Committee as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act 2000, immediately or latest within 24 hours. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-incentre/
short stay home recognised by the state government.
• In case no Child Welfare Committee is available, produce the child before a Judicial Magistrate of First Class for appropriate decision
regarding his/her safety, care and protection. At no point should the child be kept in a police station.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to having to repeat her/his statement before different authorities at different points of time
causing re-victimisation.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to unwarranted gynaecological examination and medical tests and every test conducted on the child is after informing the child and her/his parents/guardians/next best friend as the case may be, and on taking their consent.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
• Do not make the child appear in the court repeatedly; both evidence and cross-examination take place the same day
as far as possible.
• The State Government can assign the CMPO various duties and functions to discharge. The CMPO must therefore act
pro-actively to assess the infrastructural needs and other systemic needs that can enable justice for victims of child
marriage as well as ensure prosecution of offenders. One such task can be supporting the establishment of fast track courts to
ensure speedy justice. The CMPO may have to make up a case for the State Government to seek establishment of fast track
courts if required.
• Make regular follow up visits if a child continues to stay with her/ his parents. Removal of the child from home should be the last
resort, only taken in the best interest of the child.
• Involve local NGOs/CBOs for follow-up assistance to the child, if required.
• Ensure investigation into the commission of any other offence against the child/victim under any other law.
A) If a Child Marriage is About to Take Place in the Near Future, the CMPO must:
• Visit the home of both the contracting parties, and make the parents aware that child marriage is a punishable offence under
the law and advise them not to conduct the marriage.
• Speak to the guardians/relatives/community elders and make them aware and try and convince them against the child marriage.
• Try and speak to the child in order to make him/her aware of child marriage and its ramifications. Help the child understand the situation and tell the child that it is his/her right not to get married.
• Seek the assistance of the panchayat, the local leaders, the teachers, government officials/public servants or a local NGO to convince the parents against child marriage.
• Monitor the situation closely.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offender arrested. The police have powers under section 151 of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent the commission of a cognisable offence.
• File a complaint to a First Class Judicial Magistrate if parents refuse to concede, seeking an injunction order under section 13
to prevent a child marriage from taking place.
B) If the Marriage is Currently Taking Place, the CMPO must:
• Report immediately to a Judicial Magistrate for him/her to issue an injunction to prevent a child marriage.
• Collect evidence of the marriage taking place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage purposes)
• Make a list of offenders who are responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested. The police have the powers under section 151
of the Criminal Procedure Code to make arrests in order to prevent any cognisable crime from taking place.
• If the child is at risk of being forced, threatened or enticed into child marriage, or if there is a risk to the child’s life, provide immediate protection and aid to the child by producing the child before the Child Welfare Committee or before the First Class Magistrate where there is no Child Welfare Committee. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-in-centre/short stay home recognised by the state government.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
C) If a Child Marriage has Already Taken Place, the CMPO must:
• Collect evidence of the marriage that has taken place (such as photographs, invitations, receipts of payments made for marriage
purposes, witnesses)
• Make a list of offenders who were responsible for arranging, performing, supporting, encouraging and helping in the marriage
or attending it.
• Complain to the police and with the assistance of the police get the offenders arrested.
• Remember that women involved in such offences are also offenders although they cannot be punished with imprisonment.
Therefore arrests should be made where necessary. It is for the courts to decide on the penalty to be imposed on women
offenders.
• Produce the child before the nearest Child Welfare Committee as required under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act 2000, immediately or latest within 24 hours. Till such time the child can be kept in a children’s home/drop-incentre/
short stay home recognised by the state government.
• In case no Child Welfare Committee is available, produce the child before a Judicial Magistrate of First Class for appropriate decision
regarding his/her safety, care and protection. At no point should the child be kept in a police station.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to having to repeat her/his statement before different authorities at different points of time
causing re-victimisation.
• Ensure that the child is not subjected to unwarranted gynaecological examination and medical tests and every test conducted on the child is after informing the child and her/his parents/guardians/next best friend as the case may be, and on taking their consent.
• Provide all support and aid including medical aid, legal aid, counselling and rehabilitation support to children once they
are rescued.
• Do not make the child appear in the court repeatedly; both evidence and cross-examination take place the same day
as far as possible.
• The State Government can assign the CMPO various duties and functions to discharge. The CMPO must therefore act
pro-actively to assess the infrastructural needs and other systemic needs that can enable justice for victims of child
marriage as well as ensure prosecution of offenders. One such task can be supporting the establishment of fast track courts to
ensure speedy justice. The CMPO may have to make up a case for the State Government to seek establishment of fast track
courts if required.
• Make regular follow up visits if a child continues to stay with her/ his parents. Removal of the child from home should be the last
resort, only taken in the best interest of the child.
• Involve local NGOs/CBOs for follow-up assistance to the child, if required.
• Ensure investigation into the commission of any other offence against the child/victim under any other law.