Section-64 Juvenile in conflict with law undergoing sentence at commencement of this Act
Section-64 Juvenile in conflict with law undergoing sentence at commencement of this Act.-
In any area in which this Act is brought into force, the State Government shall direct that a juvenile in conflict with law who is undergoing any sentence of imprisonment at the commencement of this Act, shall, in lieu of undergoing such sentence, be sent to a special home or be kept in fit institution in such manner as the State Government thinks fit for the remainder of the period of the sentence; and the provisions of this Act shall apply to the juvenile as if he had been ordered by the Board to be sent to such special home or institution or, as the case may be, ordered to be kept under protective care under sub-section (2) of section 16 of this Act.
Provided that the State Government, or as the case may be the board, may, for any adequate and special reason to be recorded in writing, review the case of a juvenile in conflict with law undergoing a sentence of imprisonment, who has ceased to be so on or before the commencement of this act , and pass appropriate order in the interest of such juvenile.
Explanation :– In all cases where a juvenile in conflict with law is undergoing a sentence of imprisonment at any stage on the date of commencement of this act, his case including the issue of juvenility, shall be deemed to be decided in terms of clause (l) of section 2 and other provisions contained in this act and the rules made their under, irrespective of the fact that he ceases to be a juvenile on or before such date and accordingly he shall be sent to the special home or a fit institution, as the case may be, for the remainder of the period of the sentence but such sentence shall not in any case exceed the maximum period provided in section 15 of this act.
Modified vide Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, section 25
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