Conference Held On Juvenile Justice Act In Meghalaya

A Reporter

SHILLONG: A daylong conference titled “The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act” organized by the Meghalaya State Judicial Academy was held on Saturday at the High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong. Chief Justice, High Court of Meghalaya and patron-in-chief, Meghalaya State Judicial Academy, Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir, graced the occasion as the chief guest in the presence of Justice HS Thangkhiew, and Judge in-Charge, Meghalaya State Judicial Academy, B Mawrie, Register General, High Court of Meghalaya, MB Challam, Director, Meghalaya State Judicial Academy, M Kharkongor, Chairperson, State Commission for Protection of Child Rights among others.

In his inaugural address, Justice Mir said that today’s juvenile is the future of the country if we are able to shape the child right from the beginning.

“A child is brought up in the society and social contact around him is bound to affect his behaviour,” the Chief Justice said. He urged all the stakeholders, parents and society as a whole to be more vigilant to monitor the feelings and behaviour of the child.

The conference saw the attendance of the members of the Juvenile Justice Board, police officers, doctors, judicial officers, district child protection officers, counsellors observation home and other stakeholders.

The resource persons for the conference were M Kharkongor, Chairperson, State Commission for Protection of Child Rights, Miguel Queah, Executive Director, Utsah, Surendra Kumar, IGP, CID Assam Police and Bandarisha Kharlukhi, JMFC.

The day-long conference deliberated on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 which includes genesis and evolution of the Juvenile Justice System in India, Juvenile Justice Act of 2015 and General Principles under UNCRC and Fundamental Principles under Section 3, Juvenile Justice Act, role of police in juvenile justice, A comparative study between the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 was also presented.

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