RULE 4(2) .... PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED BY SJPU ON RECEIVING COMPLAINT AND INITIAL RESPONSE OF SJPU RULE 4(2) Where an SJPU or the local police, as the case may be, receives information in accordance with the provisions contained under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act in respect of an offence that has been committed or attempted or is likely to be committed, the authority concerned shall, where applicable, - (a) proceed to record and register a First Information Report as per the provisions of section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and furnish a copy thereof free of cost to the person making such report, as per sub-section (2) of section154 of the Code; (b) where the child needs emergency medical care as described under sub-section (5) of section 19 of the Act or under these rules, arrange for the child to access such care, in accordance with rule 5; (c) take the child to the hospital for the medical examination in accordance with section 27 of the Act; (d) ensure that the samples collected for the purposes of the forensic tests are sent to the forensic laboratory at the earliest; (e) inform the child and his parent or guardian or other person in whom the child has trust and confidence of the availability of support services including counselling, and assist them in contacting the persons who are responsible for providing these services and relief; (f) inform the child and his parent or guardian or other person in whom the child has trust and confidence as to the right of the child to legal advice and counsel and the right to be represented by a lawyer, in accordance with section 40 of the Act.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Jul 2013 13:55:27 +0000
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