Police station chief accused of contempt of court order: Present the accused in the Juvenile Justice Council, question on making the conduct report public

Chief Magistrate of Juvenile Justice Council, Aurangabad, Manish Kumar Pandey, while hearing in Women’s Police Station Case No. 24/21, has ordered the Feser Police Officer and the Child Welfare Police Officer that within two days, the juvenile and his father named in this case should be sent to the Juvenile Justice Council. Present in

Advocate Satish Kumar Snehi said that in this case, on August 12, 2022, a notice was sent to the police station chief to present the juvenile, but till date it was not presented. This is contempt of the order of the court, in which the police station chief and the child welfare police officer have been ordered to submit the doubt to the clarification council on 18 November 2022. The advocate told that this case is heinous, which is related to POCSO and IPC section 376, in which the case is pending due to the absence of the juvenile.

Why public juvenile conduct reports: Council

Aurangabad: Manish Kumar Pandey, Principal Magistrate of Juvenile Justice Council, Aurangabad, while hearing in Khudwa police station case no. Advocate Satish Kumar Snehi told that under Section 74 of the Juvenile Justice Act, the conduct report of a disputed juvenile is not to be made public. While the conduct certificate has been issued by the police station mentioning the relevant section of this suit, which is a violation of the Juvenile Justice Act. On your carelessness and lack of duty, the Juvenile Justice Council can forward the matter to the State Government for appropriate action under Section 93 of the concerned Act. Therefore, on 19 November 2022, present the doubts to the former Khudwa Police Station President Santosh Kumar Thakur and Child Welfare Police Officer Nayan Lal Prasad and present the clarification.