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Report of probation officer \r\n15. Powers of Juvenile Court to order for release \r\n16. Orders that shall not be passed with respect to a juvenile \r\n17. Special provision for female juvenile \r\n18. Appeal \r\n19. Removal of disqualification attached with conviction \r\n20. Establishment and certification of observation homes and Juvenile \r\nRehabilitation Centres \r\n21. Power of the Government to withdraw certificate \r\n22. Inspection of observation homes and Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres \r\n23. Act to override other laws \r\n24. Power to make rules \r\n25. Repeal \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\nTHE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM ACT, 2018 \r\n(XXII of 2018) \r\n[18th May, 2018] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for criminal justice system for juveniles \r\nWHEREAS it is expedient to provide for criminal justice system and social reintegration \r\nof juveniles; \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:\r\n \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be called the Juvenile \r\nJustice System Act, 2018. \r\n (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. \r\n (3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions. In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or \r\ncontext, \r\n(a) “best interest of the child” means the basis for any decision taken regarding \r\nthe child to ensure fulfillment of his basic rights and needs, identity, social \r\nwell-being, physical, emotional and psychological development; \r\n(b) “child” means for the purposes of this Act a person who has not attained the \r\nage of eighteen years; \r\n(c) “Code” means the Code of Criminal procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898); \r\n(d) “diversion” means an alternative process of determining the responsibility \r\nand treatment of a juvenile on the basis of his social, cultural, economic, \r\npsychological and educational background without resorting to formal \r\njudicial proceedings; \r\n(e) “Government” means the Federal Government or the Provincial \r\nGovernment, as the case may be; \r\n(f) “guardian” in relation to a juvenile means a parent or a person who has been \r\nappointed as a guardian by the court or a person who has actual care of the \r\nchild; \r\n(g) “heinous offence” means an offence which is serious, gruesome, brutal, \r\nsensational in character or shocking to public morality and which is \r\npunishable under the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (Act XIV of 1860) or any \r\nother law for the time being in force with deat h or imprisonment for life or \r\nimprisonment for more than seven years with or without fine; \r\n(h) “juvenile” means, a child who may be dealt with for an offence in a manner \r\nwhich is different from an adult; \r\n(i) “Juvenile Court” means a court established under section 4; \r\n(j) “Juvenile Justice Committee” means a committee established under section \r\n10; \r\n(k) “Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre” means a place where a juvenile may be \r\nkept and given education, vocational or technical training for his mental, \r\nmoral and psychological development and includes certified institutions, \r\njuvenile training institutions, borstal institutions, vocational centres, darul -\r\namaan and women crises centres established by the Government or by \r\nvoluntary organizational certified by the Government; \r\n(l) “Juvenile offender” means a child who is alleged to have committed or who \r\nhas been found to have committed an offence; \r\n(m) “major offence” means an offence for which punishment under the Pakistan \r\nPenal Code, 1860 (Act XIV of 1860) or any other law for the time being in \r\nforce is more than three years and up to seven years imprisonment with or \r\nwithout fine; \r\n(n) “medical officer” means a medical officer notified as such by the 1[Division \r\nconcerned or relevant department of provincial Governments]; \r\n(o) “minor offence” means an offence for which maximum punishment under \r\nthe Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860)or any other law f or the time \r\nbeing in force is imprisonment up to three years with or without fine; \r\n(p) “observation home” means a place where a juvenile is kept temporarily after \r\nbeing apprehended by police as well as after obtaining remand from \r\nJuvenile Court or otherwi se for conducting inquiry or investigation for the \r\npurposes of this Act; \r\n(q) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act; \r\n(r) “probation officer” means a person appointed under the Probation of \r\nOffenders Ordinance, 1960 (XLV of 1960);and \r\n(s) “suitable person” means any person, trust, association or society duly \r\nrecognized by law whose object is welfare and protection of children. \r\n Explanationperson in this clause means the guardian of a juvenile or any other \r\nperson appointed by a Juvenile Court for the purposes of this Act. \r\n3. Legal assistance. (1) Every juvenile or a child who is victim of an offence shall \r\nhave the right of legal assistance at expense of the State. \r\n (2) A juvenile shall be informed about his rights available under the law by a \r\nlegal practitioner within twenty four hours of taking him into custody. \r\n \r\n1Subs. by Act No. III of 2022, s. 2. \r\n (3) A legal practitioner appointed by the 1[Division concerned or relevant \r\ndepartment of provincial Governm ents] or by the Juvenile court for providing legal \r\nassistance to a child victim of an offence or a juvenile shall have at least seven years \r\nstanding at the Bar. \r\n4. Juvenile Court. (1) The 1[Prime Minister] in consultation with the concerned High \r\nCourt sha ll [by notification in the official Gazette] establish or designate one or more \r\nJuvenile Courts, within a period of three months of the commencement of this Act. \r\n(2) A Juvenile Court may be established for one or more sessions divisions and \r\nin that case the Juvenile Court may hold trial of a case at such place as the High Court \r\nmay specify. \r\n(3) No person shall be appointed as a Judge of a Juvenile Court unless he is \r\nor has been a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or a Judicial Magistrate \r\nvested with powers under section 30 of the Code or a practicing advocate who has at \r\nleast ten years standing at Bar and the latter shall be appointed on such terms and \r\nconditions as the 2[Prime Minister] may determine in consultation with the concerned High \r\nCourt. \r\n(4) The Juvenile Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to try cases in which a \r\njuvenile is accused of commission of an offence. \r\n(5) Subject to sub-section (4), on commencement of this Act all cases pending \r\nbefore a trial court in which a juvenile is accused of an offence shall stand transferred to \r\nthe Juvenile Court having jurisdiction. \r\n(6) The Juvenile Court shall not, merely by reason of a change in its \r\ncomposition or transfer of a case under sub-section (5) be bound to recall or re-hear any \r\nwitness who has given evidence and may act on the evidence already recorded. \r\n(7) If any court taking cognizance of an offence finds that an accused brought \r\nbefore it is a juvenile, it shall transfer his case to the Juvenile Court for further \r\nproceedings. \r\n(8) On taking cognizance of an offence, the Juvenile Court shall decide the \r\ncase within six months. \r\n(9) Where the case is not decided within six months in terms of sub-section (8), \r\nthe Juvenile Court shall seek extension from the High Court concerned explai ning the \r\nreasons for not being able to decide the case within prescribed time limit. If no such \r\nextension has been sought by the Juvenile Court, the complainant or the juvenile may \r\nmake an application to the High Court in this respect. \r\n(10) The Juvenile c ourt may hold its sitting at a place, other than the place in \r\nwhich the ordinary courts hold sittings for trial of other cases. \r\n5. Arrest of a juvenile . (1) The arrested juvenile shall be kept in an observation \r\nhome and the officer-in-charge of the police station shall, as soon as possible, \r\n \r\n2Subs. by Act No. III of 2022, ss. 3-4. \r\n(a) inform guardian of the juvenile, if he can be found, of such arrest and inform him \r\nof the time, date and name of the Juvenile Court before which the juvenile shall be \r\nproduced; and \r\n(b) inform the concerned probation officer to enable him to obtain such information \r\nabout the juvenile and other material circumstances which may be of assistance to the \r\nJuvenile Court for making inquiry. \r\n (2) No juvenile shall be arrested under any of the laws dealing with preventive \r\ndetention or under the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Code. \r\n(3) The report under section 173 of the Code shall also describe the steps taken \r\nby the officer -in- charge for referring the matter to the Juvenile Justice Commi ttee for \r\ndisposal of case through diversion, where it was so required under section 9. \r\n6. Release of a juvenile on bail . (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the \r\nCode, a juvenile accused of bailable offence shall, if already not released under sectio n \r\n496 of the Code, be released by the Juvenile Court on bail with or without surety unless \r\nit appears that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the release of such juvenile \r\nmay bring him in association with criminals or expose him to any other d anger. In this \r\nsituation the juvenile shall be placed under the custody of a suitable person or Juvenile \r\nRehabilitation Centre under the supervision of probation officer. The juvenile shall not \r\nunder any circumstances be kept in a police station under poli ce custody or jail in such \r\ncases. \r\n(2) The Juvenile Court shall, in a case where a juvenile is not released under \r\nsubsection (1), direct the police for tracing guardian of such juvenile and where guardian \r\nof such juvenile is traced out, the Juvenile Court may immediately handover custody of \r\nthe juvenile to his guardian. \r\n(3) Where a juvenile is arrested or detained for commission of a minor or a \r\nmajor offence for the purposes of this Act, he shall be treated as if he was accused of \r\ncommission of a bailable offence. \r\n(4) Where a juvenile of more than sixteen years of age is arrested or detained \r\nfor a heinous offence, he may not be released on bail if the Juvenile Court is of the opinion \r\nthat there are reasonable grounds to believe that such juvenile is involved in commission \r\nof a heinous offence. \r\n(5) Where the Juvenile Court is of the opinion that the delay in the trial of a \r\njuvenile has not been occasioned by an act or omission of such juvenile or any other \r\nperson acting on his behalf or in exercise of any r ight or privilege under any law for the \r\ntime being in force, such juvenile shall be released on bail if he has been detained for a \r\ncontinuous period exceeding six months and whose trial has not been completed. \r\n7. Investigation in juvenile cases. (1) A juvenile shall be interrogated by a police \r\nofficer not below the rank of Sub Inspector under supervision of Superintendent of Police \r\nor SDPO. \r\n (2) The investigation officer designated under sub-section (1) shall be assisted \r\nby a probation officer or by a social welfare officer notified by the Government to prepare \r\nsocial investigation report to be annexed with the report prepared under section 173 of \r\nthe Code. \r\n8. Determination of age. (1) Where a person alleged to have committed an offence \r\nphysically appears or claims to be a juvenile for the purpose of this Act, the officer -in-\r\ncharge of the police station or the investigation officer shall make an inquiry to determine \r\nthe age of such person on the basis of his birth certificate, educational certificates or any \r\nother pertinent documents. In absence of such documents, age of such accused person \r\nmay be determined on the basis of a medical examination report by a medical officer. \r\n(2) When an accused person who physically appears to be a juvenile for the \r\npurpose of this Act is brought before a Court under section 167 of the Code, the Court \r\nbefore granting further detention shall record its findings regarding age on the basis of \r\navailable record including the report submitted by the police or medical examination report \r\nby a medical officer. \r\n9. Disposal of cases through diversion . (1) With the consent of a juvenile or his \r\nguardian, as the case may be, the complaint against a juvenile relating to offences as \r\nspecified in sub -section (6) shall be referred to the Juven ile Justice Committee for \r\ndisposal of the same through diversion. \r\n(2) The diversion can be exercised at any stage during the course of \r\ninvestigation by the police and during trial by the prosecution and the Court in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n(3) Where a case is referred to the Juvenile Justice Committee by the police, \r\nthe submission of report of police officer required under section 173 of the Code shall be \r\npostponed till the final order of the Committee. \r\n(4) The Juvenile Justice Committee shall dispose of a case, with consent of the \r\nperson against whom the offence was committed, by resorting to different modes of \r\ndiversion including,  \r\n(a) restitution of movable property; \r\n(b) reparation of the damage caused; \r\n(c) written or oral apology; \r\n(d) participation in community service; \r\n(e) payments of fine and costs of the proceedings; \r\n(f) placement in Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre; and \r\n(g) written and oral reprimand: \r\n Provided that where the complainant is a state functionary and the offence has not \r\nbeen committed against a private person, the Juvenile Justice committee may dispose of \r\nthe case through diversion with consent of the concerned public prosecutor. \r\n(5) For the purposes of diversion, all offences either minor or major shall be \r\ncompoundable. \r\n(6) Diversion shall be exercised in the prescribed manner in cases, \r\n(a) where a juvenile is accused of commission of minor offences; and \r\n(b) where a juvenile is accused of commission of major offences and the age \r\nof the juvenile is not more than sixtee n years at the time of commission of \r\noffence. \r\n10. Juvenile Justice Committee. (1) on commencement of this Act but not later than \r\nthree months, the 3[Law and Justice Division] in consultation with the concerned Sessions \r\nJudge shall establish the Juvenile Justice Committee for each sessions division. \r\n(2) The Juvenile Justice Committee shall consist of four members with following \r\ncomposition, namely: \r\n(a) serving Judicial Magistrate with powers under section 30 of the Code, who \r\nshall also head the Committee; \r\n(b) district Public Prosecutor; \r\n(c) member of local Bar having at least seven years standing at the Bar, \r\nappointed by the concerned Sessions Judge for period of two years; \r\n(d) serving probation officer or social welfare officer not below the rank of an \r\nofficer in BPS-17. \r\n (3) The place of sitting of the Juvenile Justice Committee may preferably be in \r\nthe same premises where the Juvenile Court holds sitting. \r\n (4) The Juvenile Justice Committee shall perform following functions, namely: \r\n(a) dispose of the cases through diversion upon referral from the police, \r\nprosecution or the Juvenile Court, as the case may be, within a period of \r\none month from the date of the referral; \r\n(b) inspect the observation homes and Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres and \r\nmay give directions to the officer-in-charge of such places for the measures \r\nto be taken for welfare and social re -integration of the juvenile kept under \r\ntheir supervision; and \r\n(c) such other functions as may be prescribed. \r\n(5) For the administration and fu nctioning of the Juvenile Justice Committee, \r\nprovision of staff shall be within the powers of the Sessions Judge of respective district. \r\n11. Procedure of Juvenile Court . (1) Juvenile Court shall follow the procedure \r\nprovided for in the Code unless provided otherwise in this Act. \r\n (2) No person shall be present at any sitting of the Juvenile Court, except, \r\n(a) staff and officers of the Juvenile Court; \r\n \r\n3 Subs. by Act No. III of 2022, s. 5. \r\n(b) parties to the case before the Juvenile Court and such other persons who \r\nare directly concerned with the proceedings including the police officers; \r\n(c) guardian of the juvenile; and \r\n(d) such other persons as the Juvenile Court directs to be present. \r\n (3) At any stage of proceedings, the Juvenile Court may in the best interest of \r\na juvenile’s decency or morality, direct any person to withdraw from Court for such period \r\nas the Court may direct. \r\n (4) If at any stage of proceedings, the Juvenile Court is satisfied that the \r\nattendance of the juvenile is not essential for the purposes of the trial, the Juvenile Court \r\nmay dispense with the attendance and proceed with the trial of the case in absence of \r\nthe juvenile. \r\n (5) When a juvenile who has been brought before the Juvenile Court is found \r\nto be suffering from serious illness, whether physical or mental and requires treatment, \r\nthe Court shall send such juvenile to a hospital or a medical institution wher e treatment \r\nshall be given to the juvenile at the expense of the State. \r\n12. Trial of juvenile with adult person . (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in \r\nsection 239 of the Code or any other law for the time being in force and subject to the \r\nprovisions of sub-sections (2) and (3), no juvenile may be charged with and tried for an \r\noffence together with an adult. \r\n (2) A juvenile may be charged with and tried together with an adult by the \r\nJuvenile Court if the Court is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to hold a joint trial. \r\n (3) In case of joint trial, the Juvenile Court may dispense with the physical \r\npresence of the juvenile before it without any application in this regard and juvenile may \r\nbe allowed to join the Court proceedings through audio-visual technology link. \r\n13. Disclosure of identity of the juvenile. (1) whoever prints or publishes the name \r\nor any matter which may make known identity of a juvenile shall be punished with \r\nimprisonment bf either description for a term which may extend to three years and shall \r\nalso be liable to fine. \r\n (2) Nothing in sub-section (1) extends to any printing or publication of the name \r\nor any matter which may make known the identity of a juvenile if such printing or \r\npublication is, \r\n(a) by or under the order in writing of the officer -in-charge of the police station \r\nor the police officer making the investigation into such offence acting in good \r\nfaith for the purposes of such investigation; or \r\n(b) by or with the authorization in writing of the juvenile or the next-of-kin of the \r\njuvenile: \r\nProvided that no such authorization shall be given by the next -of-kin to \r\nanybody other than the chairman or the secretary, by whatever name called, of \r\nany recognized welfare institution or organization. \r\nExplanation. For the purposes of this sub -section, “recognised welfare institution or \r\norganization” means a social welfare institution or organisation recognised in this behalf \r\nby the Government. \r\n(3) Whoever prints or publishes any matter in relation to an y proceedings \r\nbefore a Juvenile Court with respect to a juvenile referred to in sub-section (1) without the \r\nprevious permission of Juvenile Court shall be punished with imprisonment of either \r\ndescription for a term which may extend to two years and shall also be liable to fine. \r\nExplanation. The printing or publication of the judgment of any High Court or the Supreme \r\nCourt does not amount to an offence within the meaning of this section. \r\n14. Report of probation officer. (1) The probation officer shall assist and prepare a \r\nreport on direction of the Juvenile Court within such time as may be directed the Court at \r\nany stage regarding. \r\n(a) juvenile’s character, educational, social and moral background; \r\n(b) juvenile’s admiss ion of committing an offence, if any, made with free \r\nconsent and voluntarily; \r\n(c) any evidence that juvenile actually committed the offence; \r\n(d) all legal and appropriate assistance provided at all levels to juvenile for his \r\nunderstanding, concept and co nsequences, even to the child’s family and \r\nguardian; \r\n(e) steps taken for mediation or compromise with the complainant or victim and \r\npossibility of settlement; and \r\n(f) possibility of sending the juvenile to Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre or \r\nrelease on probation. \r\n (2) Subject to sub-section (3) the report of the probation officer submitted to the \r\nJuvenile Court shall be treated as confidential. \r\n (3) The Juvenile Court may, if it so thinks fit, communicate substance of the \r\nreport to the juvenile’s guardian and, where any one of them disputes the contents or \r\nviews contained therein, the Juvenile Court may give such juvenile or guardian, as the \r\ncase may be, an opportunity of producing such evidence as may be relevant to the matter \r\nstated in the report. \r\n15. Powers of Juvenile Court to order for release.  On receipt of report under \r\nsection 14 and on conclusion of an inquiry, investigation or trial, the Juvenile Court may, \r\nkeeping in view the best interest of the child,⸻ \r\n(a) pass an order for release of the juvenile offender after the victim or \r\ncomplainant, as the case may be, pardons him: \r\nProvided that the Juvenile Court may refuse to release the juvenile \r\noffender even if the victim or complainant pardons if the Juvenile Court for \r\nreasons to be recorded in writing considers that such release is either \r\nagainst the public policy or the interests of the State; \r\n(b) pass an order for the community service, fine, compensation to the victim \r\nor complainant restitution of property, counseling; \r\n(c) direct the juvenile offender to be released on probation for good conduct \r\nand place such juvenile offender under care of a guardian or any suitable \r\nperson or such Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre established or certified for the \r\npurposes of this Act for any period not exceeding the period of confinement \r\nawarded to such juvenile; \r\n(d) direct the probation officer to submit probation report in prescribed manner: \r\nProvided that if a juvenile offender fails to comply with the orders or \r\nviolates the conditions of orders of release on probation, the Juvenile Court \r\nmay pass any order as it may think fit, including cancellation of probation \r\norder; or \r\n(e) make an order directing the juv enile offender to be sent to a Juvenile \r\nRehabilitation Centre until he attains the age of eighteen years or till the \r\ncompletion of period of imprisonment, whichever comes earlier. \r\n16. Orders that shall not be passed with respect to a juvenile. (1) No person who \r\nwas a juvenile offender at the time of commission of an offence shall be awarded \r\npunishment of death. \r\n (2) No juvenile offender shall be committed to prison, ordered to labour, put in \r\nfetters, handcuffed or given any corporal punishment at any time while in custody: \r\nProvided that if there is reasonable apprehension of the escape of the juvenile \r\noffender from custody who is more than sixteen years of age and involved in heinous \r\noffence or he is previously convicted of an offence punishable with imprisonment for life, \r\nfor reasons to be recorded, he may be handcuffed or put into a solitary confinement in a \r\nJuvenile Rehabilitation Centre or observation home for a period not exceeding twenty -\r\nfour hours. \r\n17. Special provision for female juvenil e. (1) No female juvenile shall in any \r\ncircumstances be apprehended or investigated by a male police officer or released on \r\nprobation under supervision of a male officer. \r\n(2) A female juvenile shall only be kept in a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre \r\nestablished or certified exclusively for female inmates. \r\n18. Appeal. (1) Any person convicted by a Juvenile Court may prefer an appeal in \r\naccordance with the provisions of the Code. \r\n(2) In case of a juvenile offender, the appeal may be preferred by guardian \r\nacting on behalf of the juvenile. \r\n(3) The Government or any person aggrieved by an order of acquittal passed \r\nby the Juvenile court may, within thirty days, prefer an appeal against such order in \r\naccordance with the provisions of section 417 of the Code. \r\n19. Removal of disqualification attached with conviction. Subject to provisions of \r\nthe constitution, a juvenile offender convicted under the provisions of this Act shall not \r\nsuffer a disqualification, if any, attaching to a conviction of an offence under such law. \r\n20. Establishment and certification of observation homes and Juvenile \r\nRehabilitation Centres . (1) The 1[Interior Division in consultation with the Division \r\nconcerned] may establish and maintain observation home and Juvenile Rehabilitation \r\nCentres for the reception of juveniles, including separate centres for female juveniles: \r\n(2) The 1[Interior Division] may certify an observation home or a Juvenile \r\nRehabilitation centre managed or controlled by a non -governmental organization for \r\nreception of juveniles. \r\n(3) The 1[Interior Division] may certify an already established association or \r\nsociety in any local area for social reintegration or rehabilitation of a juvenile offender who \r\nis released on parole or discharged from a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre and may \r\nregulate activities and functions of such released or discharged juvenile offender in the \r\nprescribed manner. \r\n21. Power of the 1[Interior Division] to withdraw certific ate.The 4[Interior \r\nDivision], if dissatisfied with the condition, management or superintendence of a certified \r\nobservation home or a Juvenile Rehabilitation centre, may at any time withdraw the \r\ncertificate issued under section 20 in prescribed manner. \r\n22. Inspection of observation homes and Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres . In \r\norder to report to the Juvenile court or Juvenile Justice committee on measures being \r\ntaken for social reintegration, health, education or other conditions of the inmates a \r\nmedical officer’ a member of the Committee, with prior approval of head of the Committee \r\nor an officer authorized by the 1[Division concerned or relevant department of provincial \r\nGovernments], may inspect an observation home or a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre. \r\n23. Act to override other laws. The provisions of this Act shall have overriding effect \r\nnotwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force. \r\n24. Power to make rules . The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n25. 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