CWC order for medical exam and age determination

                                     PROCEEDINGS Rc.NO.CWC/PRK/0306/2013, Dt: 03^rd Jun 2013
To,
The Director  or  Superintendent ,
 RIMS hospital,  ONGOLE.

     

The Child Welfare Committee, as per Section 29(5) of the Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000 read with 2006, is a statutory authority functioning as a Bench of Magistrates and shall have the powers conferred by the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) on a metropolitan magistrate or with powers of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class. The Child Welfare Committee (herein after 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, protection, treatment and rehabilitation. The CWC is also empowered to inquire into offences committed against children.

As per the JJ Act 2000 amend 2006 the Children who are abused for sexual exploitation  will also comes under the preview of CWC  under Section 2 (d) (vi) of JJ Act 2000 R/w 2006 as these are also the children who are in need of care and protection.

The CWC is hereby received the girl child  Padma through police under section 32(1) of JJ Act 2006 from child marriage.

The CWC is hereby instructing you to conduct necessary medical test for determination of her age and submit the report to CWC through District Child Protection Officer immediately.

The CWC is further instructed to the DCPO – District child protection Unit to accompany the girl to RIMS hospital and facilitate necessary medical tests for age determination of said girl, receive the report from concerned Hospital authorities and submit the same to CWC immediate effect.

  

Cc to: 

1.       The SI, Tangtur, ONGOLE

2.       The Coordinator – Child line 1098.

Note: Names changed to maintain anonymity