Juvenile Justice Board–

Section-4 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 deals with Juvenile Justice Board. It states that,
the state government shall constitute for every district, one or more Juvenile Justice Boards for exercising the powers and discharging its functions relating to children in conflict with law under this Act. A board shall consist of Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of first class not being Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or Chief Judicial Magistrate (hereinafter referred to as Principal Magistrate) with at least three years’ experience and two social workers selected in such a manner as may be prescribed, of whom at least one shall be a woman, forming a Bench and every such Bench shall have the powers conferred by the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) on a Metropolitan Magistrate or, as the case may be, a Judicial Magistrate of First class.

Scope and Responsibilities–

The Board constituted for any district shall have the power to deal exclusively with all the proceedings under this Act, relating to children in conflict with law, in the area of jurisdiction of such board. The board responsibility is to ensure that the child’s rights are protected throughout the process of apprehending the child, inquiry, aftercare and rehabilitation. It also ensures the availability of legal aid for the child through the legal services institutions. Board also conducts at least one inspection visit every month of residential facilities for children in conflict with law and recommend action for improvement in quality of services to the District Child Protection Unit and the state government.