Under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, which of the following orders…

Section 18 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 lists the orders the Board may pass after inquiry, including directions to attend school or vocational training and to perform community service. It does not allow the Board to "Sentence the child to imprisonment till he attains 18 years of age".

Only the Children's Court, after a transfer under section 18(3), can deal with a child aged sixteen to eighteen as an adult for a heinous offence.

Current law: The 2021 amendment to section 18(1), effective 1 September 2022, expressly added children above sixteen who committed a heinous offence where the Board, after the section 15 preliminary assessment, disposes of the matter. That change still does not empower the Board to impose imprisonment.