Letter to SP for SJPU functioning

To,

The Superintendent of Police,

CHITTORE,

CHITTORE Dist.

Respected Sir,

Sub: Request for assigning the SJPU personnel in CWC proceedings – Reg., 

Ref: C.No.4461/64/CID/2012 Dt._.2.12 from DGP, Govt of AP, lHyderabad

This is to bring to your kind reference that, The Child Welfare Committee as per Section 29(5) of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000, amend 2006 is a statutory authority constituted by the Govt. of AP and functioning as a Bench of Magistrates with powers of Judicial Magistrates of the First class.  The Child Welfare Committee (hereinafter CWC) under the Act is the final authority to dispose of cases concerning children (not completed 18 years of age) in need of care and protection in terms of their development, care, treatment and rehabilitation. The CWC is also empowered to inquire into offences committed against children.

Being the law enforcement agency, the police personnel are extending their commendable services in protection of civil society and children are not beyond the clasps of crime incidences in terms of abuse, exploitation and trafficking as well as many other heinous violence against them like sexual abuse etc., in this context, the Child Welfare Committee being the competent authority in disposal of cases of children below 18 years shall essentially need the cooperation and coordination with police for its effective performance to provide proper rehabilitation and re-integration  services to children in need of care and protection.

As you know very well that, under Sec 63 of JJ Act, 2000 R/W 2006 it is clearly defined about the significance of Special juvenile police unit and as per 63 (2) it is prescribed that, in every police station at least one officer with aptitude and appropriate training and orientation may be designated as the 'juvenile or the child welfare officer' who will handle the juvenile or the child in co-ordination with the police and as per 63 (3) the Special juvenile police unit, of which all police officers designated as above, to handle juveniles or children will be members, may be created in every district and city to co-ordinate and to upgrade the police treatment of the juveniles and the children. The roles and responsibilities of the SJPU is clearly defined in Rule 84 of JJ Model Rules 2007.

We are hereby enclosing the order on Duties of police under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 and JJ Rules, 2007 issued by the Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh during the month of Feb, 2012.

Hence, we request you to please enable us to acquire the services of SJPU for delivering the effective services to the children in need of care and protection services which substantiates the efficient implementation of Juvenile Justice System in our district.

The Chairperson,

CWC – CHITTORE