Kishtwar: Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board Kishtwar, Mahmud Anwar Alnasir, on March 20 called the meeting for periodical review of “DCPO, CWC and JJB and other stakeholders of Kishtwar district for the effective implementation of Juvenile Justice Act” at the conference hall, District court complex Kishtwar here.
A handout said, “The meeting was attended by ASP Kishtwar, Assistant Public Prosecutor, Members CWC and JJB Kishtwar, District Child Protection Officer Kishtwar, DySPs , SHOs, Special Juvenile Police Officers, Medical Superintendent, Superintendent of Child Care Institutions, LCPO, PO NIC , PO IC of DCPU Mission Vatsalya Kishtwar and other staff members.”
While addressing the participants, the Principal Magistrate said, “all the stakeholders must work in close coordination with the Juvenile Justice board, Child Welfare Committee of Kishtwar besides directed police to provided update list of SJPOs to board quarterly.”
He directed right at the inception of investigation when any CCL comes in contact with Police, the first and foremost thing needs to be done is verification of age, proof of age before he or she is apprehended.
“He also insisted that every 164 CrPC statement and every medical examination of minor to be accompanied by a lady officer either by CWC/JJB/ LCPO and Social workers of DCPU.”
“Taking a strong note on expenses of dietary and non dietary including travelling charges of escort to be borne by Mission vatsalya with out fail. He also directed that standing medical board be constituted by Medical Superintendent for age determination , psychological assessment and counseling.”
The Principal Magistrate said that interdepartmental coordination and an integrated approach was a must for the proper legislation and delivery of the justice.
He impressed upon the police officers to “issue Character rolls without directions passed by JJB in case of CCL besides directed no Biometric record photographs of CCLs be kept in police record.”
The Principal Magistrate also directed the “immediate shifting of the Place of Safety of CCLs from Police post to another civil building.”
