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According to the document: 1. Any person under 18 years of age is legally considered a child in India and is afforded certain protections under various acts. 2. Key acts mentioned include the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Child Labour Prohibition Act, Right to Education Act, laws against child trafficking in the Indian Penal Code, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 3. These acts are intended to protect children's rights by banning child marriage and labour, mandating free education, and punishing crimes such as kidnapping, trafficking, and sexual offenses against children.

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According to the document: 1. Any person under 18 years of age is legally considered a child in India and is afforded certain protections under various acts. 2. Key acts mentioned include the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, Child Labour Prohibition Act, Right to Education Act, laws against child trafficking in the Indian Penal Code, and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. 3. These acts are intended to protect children's rights by banning child marriage and labour, mandating free education, and punishing crimes such as kidnapping, trafficking, and sexual offenses against children.

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CHILD RIGHTS

Who is a child?
According to juvenile justice Act, any person below the age of 18 is considered to be a child. A
person attains majority only after the age of 18- right to vote-rights to drink (consume alcohol) - use
of tobacco??- who and under what condition???(NPS Act-1,10,20)
Why child need protection-they are more vulnerable-less experience-no capacity to make choices-
more exploited
What rights available to them-all basic fundamental rights

Several Acts for protection of the rights of children


1. Prohibition of child marriage Act- what is the age for marriage-21 and 18
What if marry before- unlawful and punishable-2 years and 1 lakh- male adult marry child-
same as above-
Why does this happen- mainly in rural areas- now also- superstitious believes- tradition-
illiteracy-
This act set up commission –awareness of child marriage
2. Child labour prohibition Act- the labour of a child below the age of 15 years-15 -18 not child
labour-Article 24- no child below 15 in hazardous employment or factories-the person who
employ them-the agreement made by parent or guardian-factories act, mines act, plantation
act- all prohibits child employment-3 months to 1 year and 10k fine-below 15 years can work
under safe conditions and as prescribed in the Act- mines Act prohibits below 18-if they work
only for 3 hours
3. Right to education-article 21A has been incorporated in the indian constitution- compulsory
education to children aged 6-14 years-free education-25% reservation.
4. Child trafficking –what is it-the Inidan Penal Code lays down laws-The IPC punishes
cheating, fraud, kidnapping, wrongful confinement, criminal intimidation, procuring minors,
buying and selling of minors for immoral purposes-this includes prevention of begging Act-
hindu adoption Act-immoral trafficking Act- guardianship Act-IPC 359-373 – kidnapping -
7 years-kidnap for begging- upto 10 years-what is begging-kidnap and threaten to kill-death
sentence or imprisonment for life-taking a girl child away from guardian- 10 years-buying a
person-7 years-selling minor for prostitution- 10 years
5. Protection of children from sexual offences Act(POCSO): this is the Act to prevent the
children from sexual exploitation- punishments extend upto 10 years-who must interview her-
in whose presence-
6. Juvenile justice Act- a child below the age of 18- now reduced 16 after the rape case - a crime
committed by a juvenile is taken to juvenile justice board-constitution of juvenile board-to
look into the rehabilitation of children-juvenile homes for their protection-most cases- they
send back with their parents-NGOs to monitor them-if serious offences-detained in juvenile
homes- after 18 send home
7. Corporal punishments- it refers to the punishments in schools and homes-it varies from state
to state- reasonable force in good faith-what happens America-if extreme cases it is crime-
delhi, goa ,Andhra tamil nadu banned-not kerala-the high court gave verdict in a case
8. Section 82,83,section 75 of jj Act-right to education Act
9. Child Begging-kidnapping a child for begging is punishable under section 363A of Indian
Penal Code-what is begging??-different states have different rules against begging-
What can be done to prevent this-the easiest way is to contact child care-1098- inform the
police-contact NGOs for children-educate the children about their rights-spread awareness
among people

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