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Juvenile Justice Act 2015

Definitions under the Juvenile Justice Act 2015

Section 2 decoded — every important definition a judiciary aspirant must master, with bare-act text, illustrations, case law, cross-references and exam traps

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1. Introduction — Why Definitions Matter

Section 2 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is arguably the single most important section in the entire statute. It contains 60 numbered sub-clauses — definitions that control the operation of every other section of the Act. Misreading a definition can collapse an entire answer; mastering them gives you answer-writing precision in mains, MCQ accuracy in prelims, and practice-ready understanding in court.

This consolidated study note brings together seven topics into one master reference: the complete catalogue of Section 2 definitions, the definition of 'child' (Section 2(12)), the core distinction between Child in Conflict with Law and Child in Need of Care and Protection (Sections 2(13) and 2(14)), the three-tier classification of offences (Sections 2(33), 2(45) and 2(54)), the meaning of abandoned, orphaned and surrendered children (Sections 2(1), 2(42) and 2(60)), the concept of 'Place of Safety' (Section 2(46)) and the Special Juvenile Police Unit (Sections 2(55) read with Section 107).

2. Section 2 — The Architecture

Section 2 opens with the phrase 'In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires' — a standard drafting formula that keeps the meaning fluid where context demands, but binds every section otherwise. The sub-clauses are numbered (1) to (60) and are arranged alphabetically, not thematically. For study purposes, however, it is more useful to group them by function — institutional, classificatory, procedural, adoption-related and so on — which is what this module does.

2.1 Functional grouping of the 60 definitions

2.2 How definitions are interpreted — two judicial rules

Two consistent principles run through every Supreme Court judgment interpreting the JJ Act's definitions:

• Beneficial interpretation. The Act is remedial and protective; definitions must be read liberally in favour of the child. Pratap Singh v. State of Jharkhand (2005) 3 SCC 551 and Hari Ram v. State of Rajasthan (2009) 13 SCC 211 both reiterate that the Act is a beneficial statute deserving a broad interpretation.
• Purposive reading. Where the literal text has gaps, courts read the definition in light of the statute's object — best interest of the child, rehabilitation, and India's international commitments. Shilpa Mittal v. State of NCT Delhi (2020) 2 SCC 787 is a textbook example — the Court treated the 'fourth category' of offences as 'serious' rather than 'heinous' to give effect to legislative intent.

3. 'Child' — Section 2(12)

3.1 Bare act

3.2 Structural significance

Section 2(12) is the master definition. Every other definition in the Act — CCL, CNCP, orphan, abandoned child, surrendered child — builds on this eighteen-year threshold. Section 2(12) achieves four things in a single line:

1. Unifies the age at eighteen for boys and girls. The earlier gendered distinction under the JJ Act 1986 (boys under sixteen, girls under eighteen) is erased.
2. Uses 'person' rather than 'child' in the defined term — a deliberate linguistic choice emphasising legal personhood.
3. Uses 'not completed' rather than 'under' — meaning the day before the eighteenth birthday the person is still a child; on the eighteenth birthday the person becomes an adult.
4. Aligns with Article 1 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which India ratified on 11 December 1992.

3.3 Date for reckoning age — Pratap Singh settled it

Section 2(13) of the 2015 Act — which defines 'child in conflict with law' — clarifies that the child must be below eighteen years 'on the date of commission of such offence'. This rule has a litigated history which every judiciary aspirant should know.

Pratap Singh v. State of Jharkhand (2005) 3 SCC 551

Five-judge Constitution Bench. The conflict lay between two earlier judgments — Arnit Das v. State of Bihar (2000) 5 SCC 488 (which held the relevant date was the date of production before the court) and Umesh Chandra v. State of Rajasthan (1982) 2 SCC 202 (which held the relevant date was the date of commission of the offence). The Constitution Bench resolved this in favour of Umesh Chandra — the date of offence governs. Arnit Das was expressly overruled.

Parliament codified this position through the 2006 amendment to the JJ Act 2000, inserting Section 7A. The 2015 Act carries forward the same rule in Section 2(13).

Hari Ram v. State of Rajasthan (2009) 13 SCC 211

Three-judge bench held that the benefit of the JJ Act 2000 (as amended in 2006) is retrospective — it extends to any person who was below eighteen on the date of the offence, regardless of age at the time of trial or conviction. This is still good law under the 2015 Act and is invoked in virtually every belated claim of juvenility.

Abuzar Hossain v. State of West Bengal (2012) 10 SCC 489

Claim of juvenility can be raised at any stage, even after final disposal of the case. This is now statutorily preserved under Section 9(2) of the 2015 Act — any court can refer a person claiming juvenility to the JJB at any time.

Rishipal Singh Solanki v. State of UP (2022)

Supreme Court reiterated that the claim of juvenility is determined by following the hierarchy in Section 94 — documentary evidence first, medical evidence (ossification test) last. Where the claim is belated, the claimant bears the initial burden to produce prima facie material before an inquiry is directed.

3.4 Section 94 — presumption and determination of age

Section 94 of the 2015 Act sets out the procedure for determining age wherever a dispute arises. Though Section 94 is in Chapter X (Miscellaneous), it is the operative companion to Sections 2(12) and 2(13).

1. Where the appearance of the person obviously indicates a child, the Board or CWC records the approximate age and proceeds.
2. Where age is disputed, the hierarchy of evidence is: (a) date of birth certificate from school or matriculation/equivalent certificate; (b) in the absence of (a), birth certificate from municipal authority or panchayat; (c) in the absence of (a) and (b), an ossification test or other latest medical age determination test — to be completed within fifteen days from the order.
3. The age so recorded is deemed the true age for all purposes under the Act.

3.5 Age and criminal responsibility under BNS 2023

Section 2(12) of the JJ Act only tells us who is a child. It does not tell us who is criminally responsible — that is the job of Sections 20 and 21 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (which replaced Sections 82 and 83 of the Indian Penal Code from 1 July 2024):

• BNS Section 20 (IPC Section 82): nothing is an offence done by a child under seven years of age — absolute immunity.
• BNS Section 21 (IPC Section 83): nothing is an offence done by a child above seven and under twelve who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding — rebuttable presumption.

Between twelve and eighteen years, a child is presumed capable of understanding and is subject to the JJ Act. The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, in General Comment No. 24 (2019), recommends that India raise its minimum age of criminal responsibility (MACR) to at least fourteen.

4. CCL vs CNCP — Sections 2(13) and 2(14)

The entire JJ Act is built on one binary — a child before the system is either in 'conflict with law' or in 'need of care and protection'. These two categories run on different procedural tracks, are handled by different institutions and produce different outcomes. A child cannot ordinarily be both at the same time, though a single child may move between categories as facts change.

4.1 Child in Conflict with Law — Section 2(13)

Three elements must coexist:

• (a) A 'child' — the person meets Section 2(12); under eighteen years of age.
• (b) Alleged or found to have committed an offence — there must be an allegation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, or any other special law.
• (c) Age on the date of commission — the relevant date is the date the offence was committed, not the date of apprehension or production. Pratap Singh v. State of Jharkhand (2005) 3 SCC 551 governs.

4.2 Child in Need of Care and Protection — Section 2(14)

Section 2(14) is an inclusive definition with twelve enumerated categories. A child falling under any one of them is a CNCP. The categories were expanded by the 2021 Amendment Act to cover wider vulnerability.

1. who is found without any home or settled place of abode and without any ostensible means of subsistence;
2. who is found working in contravention of labour laws for the time being in force or is found begging, or living on the street;
3. who resides with a person (whether a guardian of the child or not) and such person — (a) has injured, exploited, abused or neglected the child, or (b) has threatened to kill, injure, exploit or abuse the child and there is a reasonable likelihood of the threat being carried out, or (c) has killed, abused, neglected or exploited some other child and there is a reasonable likelihood that the child in question may also be killed, abused, exploited or neglected;
4. who has a parent or guardian and such parent or guardian is found to be unfit or incapacitated, by the Committee or the Board, to care for and protect the safety and well-being of the child;
5. who does not have parents and no one is willing to take care of, or whose parents have abandoned or surrendered him;
6. who is missing or run away child, or whose parents cannot be found after making reasonable inquiry in such manner as may be prescribed;
7. who has been or is being or is likely to be abused, tortured or exploited for the purpose of sexual abuse or illegal acts;
8. who is found vulnerable and is likely to be inducted into drug abuse or trafficking;
9. who is being or is likely to be abused for unconscionable gains;
10. who is victim of or affected by any armed conflict, civil unrest or natural calamity;
11. who is at imminent risk of marriage before attaining the age of marriage and whose parents, family members, guardian and any other persons are likely to be responsible for solemnisation of such marriage.

4.3 The twelve categories — mnemonic for recall

4.4 The CCL-CNCP distinction in a comparison table

4.5 Can a child be both CCL and CNCP?

Yes, but only sequentially, not simultaneously. Three common scenarios where status changes:

• A child begins as CNCP (for example, a street child). While with the CWC, the child commits an offence. Jurisdiction shifts to the JJB.
• A child begins as CCL. During or after inquiry, if the JJB finds no family, no guardian and no fit person willing to care, the JJB can refer the child to the CWC for CNCP status under Section 17(2).
• A 16-year-old tried as an adult under Section 18(3) completes sentence, re-emerges as an 18-plus youth, and does not fit either definition any longer — aftercare under Section 46 takes over until 21.

5. Petty, Serious and Heinous Offences — Sections 2(45), 2(54) and 2(33)

The three-tier classification of offences is an innovation of the 2015 Act. Neither the 1986 Act nor the 2000 Act had this classification; all offences were dealt with through a single track. The 2015 Act separates them because the procedural track — and the possibility of adult trial — turns on the category.

5.1 The three tiers

5.2 Petty offences — Section 2(45)

Examples under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (formerly IPC): simple hurt, minor theft of property up to threshold, public nuisance, verbal abuse, criminal intimidation. The JJB disposes of such cases through summary proceedings under the CrPC (now the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023). No preliminary assessment. No transfer to Children's Court.

5.3 Serious offences — Section 2(54) (post-2021 amendment)

The second limb was inserted by the Juvenile Justice (Amendment) Act, 2021 to codify Shilpa Mittal. Examples: robbery, culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 105 Part II BNS (formerly Section 304 Part II IPC — maximum 10 years, no minimum), forgery of a valuable security, mischief causing damage above the threshold.

5.4 Heinous offences — Section 2(33)

Examples under BNS 2023: murder under Section 103 (minimum life imprisonment); rape under Section 64 (minimum 10 years); gang rape under Section 70 (minimum 20 years); dacoity under Section 310(2) (minimum 10 years); waging war under Section 147 (minimum 10 years). A heinous offence is the only category that opens the door to preliminary assessment under Section 15 for 16–18 year olds and potential transfer to the Children's Court under Section 18(3) for trial as an adult.

5.5 Why the classification matters

Three procedural consequences flow from the classification:

1. Track of inquiry — summary, summons, or preliminary assessment.
2. Maximum detention — three years for petty and serious even if the child is found to have committed the offence; for heinous, the Children's Court can impose longer sentences but no death penalty or life without release (Section 21).
3. Record implications — the record of a child tried by the JJB is destroyed after seven years or expiry of appeal; records of children convicted as adults by the Children's Court for heinous offences are retained under Section 24 proviso.

5.6 Dr. Subramanian Swamy v. Raju (2014) 8 SCC 390 — the jurisprudential backdrop

Before the 2015 Act, the uniform eighteen-year cut-off was tested in this Swamy-Raju litigation arising from the Nirbhaya case. The three-judge bench upheld the cut-off under the 2000 Act. Parliament responded with the 2015 Act's Section 15 — creating the preliminary-assessment exception for 16–18 year olds accused of heinous offences. So while Swamy-Raju is chronologically before the 2015 Act, its reasoning sets the constitutional frame within which Sections 2(33), 14(5) and 15 now operate.

6. Orphaned, Abandoned and Surrendered Children — Sections 2(42), 2(1) and 2(60)

Three specific categories of CNCP trigger the adoption process under Chapter VIII. A child may be adopted only after the CWC makes a declaration under Section 38 that the child is 'legally free for adoption'. That declaration is possible only when the child falls into one of these three categories. Understanding the definitional differences is therefore essential for adoption-law questions.

6.1 Orphan — Section 2(42)

Two limbs. The first is classical — no parents or legal guardian alive. The second is wider — legal guardian exists but is either unwilling or incapable. The second limb is what expands the adoption pool significantly, especially for children in residential care whose guardians cannot or will not assume responsibility.

6.2 Abandoned Child — Section 2(1)

Two elements:

• Factual desertion by biological or adoptive parents or guardians.
• A formal declaration by the CWC after due inquiry.

The CWC inquiry typically involves police verification (the child's photograph in local newspapers under Rule 7(2) of the JJ Model Rules 2016; inquiries in the child's claimed place of origin; waiting period of typically two to four months). Only after the CWC is satisfied that the child's family cannot be traced does it declare the child 'abandoned'. The declaration is a prerequisite for the child being declared 'legally free for adoption' under Section 38.

6.3 Surrendered Child — Section 2(60)

Section 35 governs the process — the parent or guardian produces the child before the CWC, executes a surrender deed after inquiry and counselling, and is given a reconsideration period of sixty days during which the surrender may be revoked. Only after sixty days elapse without reconsideration does the surrender become final, and the child is eligible for adoption via Section 38 declaration.

6.4 Comparison table

6.5 Why the three definitions converge at Section 38

Section 38 requires the CWC to declare a child 'legally free for adoption' before the child can be placed with a Specialised Adoption Agency under Section 65 for pre-adoption foster care. The three categories — orphan, abandoned, surrendered — are the only gateways to a Section 38 declaration. No other CNCP category can enter the adoption track directly; a missing child or an abused child must first pass through inquiry, restoration attempts, and then — only if restoration fails and one of the three categories applies — into the adoption pipeline.

6.6 Relevant case law

Lakshmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India (1984) 2 SCC 244

Justice P.N. Bhagwati's Bench laid down the foundational guidelines for inter-country adoption. Although pre-dating the 2015 Act, Lakshmi Kant Pandey is the jurisprudential foundation for Sections 56–73 and for CARA's functioning. Key rule — the welfare of the child is the paramount consideration; Indian parents should have priority; foreign adoptions require scrutiny to prevent trafficking.

Shabnam Hashmi v. Union of India (2014) 4 SCC 1

A Muslim woman wished to adopt under the JJ Act 2000 despite personal law restrictions. The three-judge bench held that adoption under the JJ Act is available to every prospective adoptive parent irrespective of religion. The right to adopt is not a fundamental right, but the JJ Act provides a pan-religious secular adoption regime. This made the JJ Act the de facto uniform adoption code.

Stephanie Joan Becker v. State (2013) 12 SCC 786

Supreme Court held that single parents — including divorced persons — may adopt under the JJ Act. Affirmed that the best interest of the child governs the question.

7. 'Place of Safety' — Section 2(46)

7.1 Bare act

7.2 Four ingredients of the definition

1. Any place or institution — broad, includes a separate institution or one attached to an observation home or special home.
2. Negative — not a police lockup or jail. Section 10(1) proviso of the Act independently prohibits police lockup or jail for any CCL.
3. Willingness of the person in charge to receive and take care of the child. This willingness requirement has been criticised by commentators as creating an operational loophole — where the person in charge refuses, the statutory scheme collapses.
4. Only by order of the Board or the Children's Court — administrative placement is not permitted.

7.3 Who goes to a Place of Safety?

Section 49 of the JJ Act 2015 (read with Rule 29 of the JJ Model Rules 2016) identifies six situations where a Place of Safety may be used:

• Juveniles aged 16 to 18 suspected of heinous offences while the inquiry is in progress.
• Juveniles aged 16 to 18 who have been found to have committed a heinous offence after inquiry, as part of ongoing rehabilitation.
• Persons above eighteen accused of committing an offence while under eighteen, pending inquiry under Section 9(4) — that is, adults whose belated juvenility claim is being tested.
• Persons above eighteen found to have committed offences while under eighteen, after inquiry.
• Juveniles in pre-trial protective custody where an observation home is unsuitable, per Board order.
• Juveniles under Section 19 where the Children's Court orders continued stay.

7.4 Place of Safety and Borstal Schools

Place of Safety institutions function like specialised borstal-style facilities — designed for older juveniles and young adults whose mix of age and offence does not fit either an observation home (designed for pre-inquiry custody) or a special home (designed for under-18 CCLs). Many states have repurposed existing borstal schools — originally set up under colonial-era legislation — as Places of Safety. Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh operate fully functional Places of Safety; several smaller states still struggle with infrastructure.

7.5 2021 Amendment impact

The 2021 Amendment Act harmonised usage of 'Place of Safety' with observation home in Sections 8(3)(m) and 12(2) — previously the statute spoke only of 'observation home' in the bail context; the amendment added 'or place of safety, as the case may be'. This clarification was important for older juveniles whose custody during inquiry could previously be challenged.

7.6 Criticism — the 'willingness' loophole

Commentators writing in Legal Service India and practitioner guides have criticised the 'willingness' requirement in Section 2(46) as a drafting throwback to the 2000 Act. In today's framework, institutions are registered, regulated and inspected; their willingness should not be a precondition to receiving a child ordered by the JJB or Children's Court. A legislative amendment removing the 'willingness' clause has been proposed but not yet enacted.

8. Special Juvenile Police Unit — Section 2(55) and Section 107

8.1 Definition — Section 2(55)

8.2 Operational framework — Section 107

Section 107 of the 2015 Act provides the operational detail. Key points:

1. The State Government is mandated to constitute Special Juvenile Police Units in every district and city.
2. The SJPU is headed by a police officer not below the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (or equivalent) who has received orientation and training on child rights and juvenile justice.
3. Every police station must have at least one officer designated as Child Welfare Police Officer (CWPO). The CWPO handles every case involving a child — whether CCL or CNCP.
4. Two paid social workers — one of whom is a woman — are attached to the district-level SJPU to assist the police in a child-friendly manner.

8.3 Functions of SJPU and CWPO

• Receive children who are apprehended or brought to the police station — whether CCL or CNCP.
• Ensure the child is not kept in a police lockup or jail — Section 10(1) proviso.
• Produce the child before the JJB (for CCL) or the CWC (for CNCP) within 24 hours — Sections 10 and 31.
• Inform parents or guardians and the Probation Officer — Section 13.
• Conduct preliminary inquiry in a child-friendly manner. No handcuffs. No verbal abuse. Civil dress where possible.
• Coordinate with the DCPU, the District Magistrate, the CWC and the JJB.
• Support POCSO Act investigations — Section 19 of POCSO requires reporting of sexual offences against children to SJPU or the local police.
• Where a child is in need of care and protection, produce the child before the CWC as required by Section 32 and cooperate in the CWC's inquiry.

8.4 Historical note — Bombay JAPU

The earliest specialised juvenile police unit in India was the Juvenile Aid Police Unit (JAPU) established in Greater Mumbai in 1952. JAPU continued as a separate branch and served as a model for SJPUs under the JJ Acts 2000 and 2015. Many pre-2015 best practices — the 'civil dress' policy, child-friendly interview rooms, dedicated social workers — originate from JAPU experience.

8.5 Case law

Sheela Barse v. Union of India (1986) 3 SCC 596

Justice P.N. Bhagwati's Bench laid down that children must not be kept in police lockups or adult jails. The Bombay JAPU model was endorsed. Directions included separate juvenile police units, periodic inspection of juvenile institutions, and liberal interpretation of the Children Act. These directions continue to guide SJPU operations under the 2015 Act.

Sampurna Behura v. Union of India (2018) 4 SCC 433

The Supreme Court noted persistent failure of many states to constitute SJPUs as mandated. The Court issued directions to fill vacancies in JJBs and CWCs, to ensure SJPUs were functional in every district, and to register Child Care Institutions. The judgment remains a compliance touchstone for SJPU monitoring.

Exploitation of Children in Orphanages in the State of Tamil Nadu v. Union of India (2017)

In its proceedings on child abuse in CCIs, the Court emphasised the SJPU's monitoring and intervention role. SJPUs and CWCs must not act as 'silent spectators' when CCIs fail to meet standards.

8.6 2021 Amendment impact

The 2021 Amendment empowered the District Magistrate to independently evaluate the functioning of the SJPU (Section 55 amended). In practice, DMs now hold fortnightly review meetings with the SJPU, CWC, JJB, DCPU and CCIs as part of district-level juvenile justice coordination. Appointment or renewal of SJPU officers now involves DM recommendation in many states.

9. Consolidated Quick Reference — All Section 2 Definitions

For last-minute revision, below is a grouped summary of all 60 definitions under Section 2. Use this as a spine for MCQ revision. Section numbers that matter most for exams are starred.

9.1 Institutional definitions

9.2 Core concept definitions

9.3 Offence classification

9.4 Child status / adoption track

9.5 Process / procedural definitions

10. Exam Strategy for Definitions

10.1 Prelims / MCQ approach

1. Memorise the starred definitions in Section 9 — they account for 80% of MCQ questions.
2. Watch for section-number traps — Place of Safety is Section 2(46), not 2(44); SJPU is Section 2(55); heinous is Section 2(33). These are common distractor traps.
3. Know the numerical thresholds cold — 3 years (petty), 7 years (heinous minimum), 18 years (child), 60 days (surrender reconsideration), 24 hours (production).
4. Keep the 12 categories of CNCP ready — pick any two and you can identify the clause.
5. Practice 'which does NOT belong' questions — for example, identifying what is a Place of Safety versus an observation home versus a special home.

10.2 Mains / essay approach

1. Always open with the bare-act definition. Never paraphrase the statutory language in your opening — quote it.
2. Follow with the ingredients or elements of the definition, clearly itemised.
3. Cite at least one landmark case — Pratap Singh for child, Shabnam Hashmi for adoption, Shilpa Mittal for offence categories.
4. Cross-reference to the institutional section — CCL to JJB, CNCP to CWC, heinous to Section 15, orphan to Section 38.
5. Close with the international link — UNCRC Article 1 for age, Beijing Rules for classification.

10.3 Interview / viva approach

In interviews for judicial service and for NCPCR or child-rights internships, definitions are fertile ground for testing depth. Be prepared to handle follow-ups such as:

• 'A child commits an offence a day before turning 18 but is produced 6 months later — who has jurisdiction?' Answer: JJB; date of offence controls under Section 2(13) and Pratap Singh.
• 'A 16-year-old commits a heinous offence by a narrow definition but is acquitted in preliminary assessment — can the case proceed as adult trial?' Answer: No; the JJB's decision under Section 15 is binding unless transferred under Section 18(3).
• 'Can a single male adopt a girl child?' Answer: No, under Section 57(4).
• 'A child of sex workers is living on the street — is she CCL or CNCP?' Answer: CNCP under Section 2(14)(ii) — living on the street is a category.
• 'What is the difference between an observation home and a place of safety?' Answer: Observation home for all CCLs during inquiry (Section 47); place of safety specifically for 16-18 heinous-offence CCLs or adults accused of offences committed while under 18 (Section 49).

11. Conclusion

Section 2 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is the map of the entire statute. Every procedural engine, every institutional authority, every rehabilitation path starts with a definition in this section. The seven topics consolidated in this document — the complete catalogue, the child, CCL versus CNCP, the three-tier offence classification, the adoption-track child categories, the place of safety and the SJPU — are the core of any mains answer on juvenile justice law.

The definitional structure is deliberately precise because the Act performs sensitive constitutional and human-rights work. Every sub-clause shapes the life of a child before the system. As a judiciary aspirant, treat Section 2 with the reverence you would give to Section 2 of the Indian Contract Act or Section 2 of the Transfer of Property Act — it rewards close reading, careful memorisation and active application.

Pair this definitional foundation with the Overview module (Topic 1), the Historical Evolution (Topic 2), the three-statute comparison (Topic 3), the Enactment Background (Topic 4), the International Framework (Topic 5) and the 2021 Amendment deep-dive (Topic 6) — and you will have covered the entire 'Overview & History' category of the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 with mains-ready depth.

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