Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
21. Prohibition of
publication of name, etc., of juvenile in conflict with law or child in need of
care and protection involved in any proceeding under the Act.-
1.
No
report in any newspaper, magazine, news-sheet or visual media of any inquiry
regarding a juvenile in conflict with law or a child in need of care and
protection under this Act shall disclose the name, address or school or any
other particulars calculated to lead to the identification of the juvenile or
child nor shall any picture of any such juvenile or child be published:
Provided that for reasons to be recorded in writing, the authority holding the
inquiry may permit such disclosure, if in its opinion such disclosure is in the
interest of the juvenile or the child.
2.
Any
person who contravenes the provisions of sub-section (1), shall be liable to a
penalty which may extend to twenty-five thousand rupees.
Substituted vide
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, section
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