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laws for the time being in force or is found begging,
sexual abuse or illegal acts; or
or living on the street; or (iii) who resides with a
(ix) who is found vulnerable and is likely to be
(2) At the time of registration under this section,
person (whether a guardian of the child or not) and
inducted into drug abuse or trafficking; or
the State Government shall determine and record
such person—
(x) who is being or is likely to be abused for
the capacity and purpose of the institution and
(a) has injured, exploited, abused or neglected the
unconscionable gains; or
shall register the institution as a Children’s Home
child or has violated any other law for the time
(xi) who is victim of or affected by any armed
or open shelter or Specialised Adoption Agency
being in force meant for the protection of child; or
conflict, civil unrest or natural calamity; or
or observation home or special home or place of
(b) has threatened to kill, injure, exploit or abuse
(xii) who is at imminent risk of marriage before
safety, as the case may be.
the child and there is a reasonable likelihood of the
attaining the age of marriage and whose parents,
(3) On receipt of application for registration under
threat being carried out; or
family members, guardian and any other persons
sub-section- (1), from an existing or new institution
(c) has killed, abused, neglected or exploited some
are likely to be responsible for solemnisation of
housing children in need of care and protection of
other child or children and there is a reasonable
such marriage;
children in conflict with law, the State Government
likelihood of the child in question being killed,
been registered under this Act.
may grant provisional registration, within one
abused, exploited or neglected by that person; or
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(iv) who is mentally ill or mentally or physically
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any
a maximum period of six months, in order to bring
challenged or suffering from terminal or incurable
other law for the time being in force, all institutions,
such institution under the purview of this Act, and
disease, having no one to support or look after or
whether run by a State Government or by voluntary
shall determine the capacity of the Home which
having parents or guardians unfit to take care, if
or non-governmental organisations, which are
shall be mentioned in the registration certificate:
found so by the Board or the Committee; or
meant, either wholly or partially, for housing
Provided that if the said institution does not fulfill
(v) who has a parent or guardian and such parent
children in need of care and protection or children
the prescribed criteria for registration, within the
or guardian is found to be unfit or incapacitated, by
in conflict with law, shall, be registered under
period specified in sub-section (1), the provisional
the Committee or the Board, to care for and protect
this Act in such manner as may be prescribed,
registration shall stand cancelled and the provisions
the safety and well-being of the child; or
within a period of six months from the date of
of sub-section (5) shall apply.
(vi) who does not have parents and no one is willing
commencement of this Act, regardless of whether
(4) If the State Government does not issue a
to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned
they are receiving grants from the Central
provisional registration certificate within one
or surrendered him; or
Government or, as the case may be, the State
month from the date of application, the proof
(vii) who is missing or run away child, or whose
Government or not:
of receipt of application for registration shall
parents cannot be found after making reasonable
Provided that the institutions having valid
be treated as provisional registration to run an
inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed; or
registration under the Juvenile Justice (Care and
institution for a maximum period of six months.
(viii) who has been or is being or is likely to be
Protection of Children) Act, 2000 on the date of
(5) If the application for registration is not disposed
abused, tortured or exploited for the purpose of
commencement of this Act shall be deemed to have
of within six months by any officer or officers of
Section 41 of JJ Act (Registration of CCIs)
month from the date of receipt of application, for