Under the definition of "child in need of care and protection" in Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice…
Section 2(14)(iii)(c) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 covers a child living with a person who has killed, abused, neglected or exploited…
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Under the definition of "child in need of care and protection" in Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, if a person abused another child earlier:
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Section 2(14)(iii)(c) of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 covers a child living with a person who has killed, abused, neglected or exploited another child where "there is a reasonable likelihood of the child in question" being harmed by that person. The past harm is relevant to the present child's protection; it neither convicts that person nor makes the child an offender.