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airports, regional passport offices, f) Assess the level of threat or danger to the
and other prominent places. child, or his/her family and take
ix. Search areas and spots of interest such immediate steps to ensure their
as movie theatres, shopping malls, protection.
parks, game parlours and areas where g) Also inform immigration authorities,
missing or runaway children should be Border Security Force (BSF), Railways
identified and watched; and other transport authorities, provincial/
x. Scan the recordings of the Close territorial and municipal agencies, and
Circuit Television Cameras installed in any NGOs involved in service delivery
the vicinity of the area from where the for spotting and recovering/rescuing the
child was reported missing and on all missing children.
possible routes, transit and
destinations. Risk Assessment
xi. Inquire from under construction sites, As per the check list at Annexure III, taking
unused buildings, hospitals and into consideration various parameters with
clinics, child line services and other respect to the missing child, risk assessment
local outreach workers, railway police should be done and
and other places; the "Risk Assessment
xii. Details of missing children should be Form" be filled out by
sent to the District Crime Records the SHO/ Officer in
Bureau of the neighboring States and charge to determine
Station House Officers (SHOs) of the the:
bordering police stations including in- i. The urgency
charge of all police posts in their of
jurisdiction and shall conduct regular investigation
interaction with the concerned so that ii. Areas of inquiry
follow up action is ensured. iii. Types of specialist knowledge that might
d) Invoke the services of District Legal be needed
Services Authorities through empanelled iv. The supervision that may be required
lawyers and the paralegal volunteer (PLV) v. Agencies who may be first alerted
appointed at the police station or the
district authority. Organized Crime Perspective
1. Where a child cannot be traced within a
e) Upload information on the
period of four months, the investigation of
www.trackthemissingchild.gov.in portal. In
the case shall be transferred to the Anti
case the information is already uploaded,
Human Trafficking Unit in the district which
match the complaint with case details
shall make reports every three months to the
uploaded on the portal.
District Legal Services Authority regarding
the progress made in the investigation.
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b) In case FIR is not registered in a case of h) Pass orders for recovery of back-wages of the
missing/trafficked child, immediately child, in case the found or recovered child was
forward the complaint/case to JJB, who trafficked for forced or/and bonded labour.
shall direct the police for registration of FIR i) Direct PO/ Police/ CWO/ Childline / DCPU/
for such child and also for offences Other organization for necessary action and
committed against such children in need of follow up.
care and protection. j) Perform all duties specified under Section 30 of
c) Any three members of the Committee the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
together, may take suo moto cognizance of Children) Act, 2015 and the rules therein, and
any case of missing child, report to the send regular updates and report to the
police, or the AHTU immediately and appropriate agency at the District /State level.
initiate process of providing care and
protection to the child. 4. Juvenile Justice Board (JJB)
a) If any found/traced child is produced before
d) Assess the needs of the child and pass
the Juvenile Justice Board as a child in conflict
orders with respect to repatriating the child
with law, such a child should immediately be
or placing the child in a fit facility or with a
redirected to the relevant Child Welfare
fit person, or declare free for adoption or
Committee after due enquiry, for initiating the
foster care, or any other arrangement by
process of rehabilitation.
following due process of law, keeping in
b) Incase FIR is not registered in a case of
mind the best interest of the child.
missing/trafficked child, immediately direct the
e) Engage services of the DCPU/District
police for registration of FIR for offences
Legal Services Authority in the source
committed against children in need of care and
district of the found/traced child, to
protection.
facilitate smooth and effective
c) Ensure availability of free legal aid for the child
rehabilitation of the child, and for any
through the District Legal Services Authority.
other legal support. Ensure that the case
of the child has been linked to the District d) Create an individual care plan as per the
Legal Services Authority. Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
Children) Act, 2015 and the Rules therein, for
f) Ascertain if the child is in need of any
each child's including follow up by the
medical care, and pass direction to link the
Probation Officer the District Child Protection
child to the appropriate medical
Unit or a member of a non-governmental
institution.
organisation, as it may be required as per
g) In the absence of adequate proof of age,
Section 8 (3) (h) or Section 19 (2) of the
pass directions for age determination test
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of
of the child. The report of the test should
Children) Act, 2015.
be obtained immediately after the test
results have been concluded. In the
meantime, the child may be placed in a fit
facility.
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ANNEXURES
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ANNEXURE IV
This checklist is meant to provide a framework of actions, consideration and activities that
may assist in performing competent, productive and thorough investigation in cases of
missing/abducted children.
Whether the LSA and the para legal volunteers have been
6. immediately involved and their inputs in relation to case details
have been duly considered?
Whether the individuals who last had contact with the child were
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interviewed?
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15. Whether the scene and area of the child's home sealed/protected?
Whether the area where the child was last seen was investigated
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for CCTV or other such equipment?
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