Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act : Punishment of cruelty to juvenile or child.

Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act,2000

Act No : 56

Section : Punishment of cruelty to juvenile or child.

23. Punishment for cruelty to juvenile or child.-Whoever, having the actual charge of or control over, a juvenile or the child, assaults, abandons, exposes or wilfully neglects the juvenile or causes or procures him to be assaulted, abandoned, exposed o neglected in a manner likely to cause such juvenile or the child unnecessary mental or physical suffering shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or fine, or with both.