(1) The Board shall meet at such times and shall observe such rules in regard to the transaction of business at its meetings, as may be prescribed and shall ensure that all procedures are child friendly and that the venue is not intimidating to the child and does not resemble as regular courts.
(2) A child in conflict with law may be produced before an individual member of the Board, when the Board is not in sitting.
(3) A Board may act notwithstanding the absence of any member of the Board, and no order passed by the Board shall be invalid by the reason only of the absence of any member during any stage of proceedings:
Provided that there shall be atleast two members including the Principal Magistrate present at the time of final disposal of the case or in making an order under sub-section (3) of section 18.
(4) In the event of any difference of opinion among the members of the Board in the interim or final disposal, the opinion of the majority shall prevail, but where there is no such majority, the opinion of the Principal Magistrate, shall prevail.
(2) A child in conflict with law may be produced before an individual member of the Board, when the Board is not in sitting.
(3) A Board may act notwithstanding the absence of any member of the Board, and no order passed by the Board shall be invalid by the reason only of the absence of any member during any stage of proceedings:
Provided that there shall be atleast two members including the Principal Magistrate present at the time of final disposal of the case or in making an order under sub-section (3) of section 18.
(4) In the event of any difference of opinion among the members of the Board in the interim or final disposal, the opinion of the majority shall prevail, but where there is no such majority, the opinion of the Principal Magistrate, shall prevail.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · General principles to be followed in administration of Act.Section 4 · Juvenile Justice Board.Section 5 · Placement of person, who cease to be a child during process of inquiry.Section 6 · Placement of persons, who committed an offence, when person was below the age of eighteen years.Section 8 · Powers, functions and responsibilities of the Board.Section 9 · Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate who has not been empowered under this Act.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 10 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2020-04-07. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.