OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

Following are the reasons under which an persons can be penalized

• Penalty for child battering at school
• Penalty for servant of municipality etc.for not doing certain things
• Penalty for failure to keep record of attendance at school or about dropouts
• Punishment for female foeticide
• Punishment for female infanticid
• Penalty for not equipping primary health centres with medicines or medical personnel
• Penalties for cruelty to children
• Employment of children for begging
• Penalty for giving intoxicating liquor or narcotics drug or psychotropic substance to a child
• Exploitation of child employees
• Alternative Punishment
• General provision for disobedience or orders
• Enhanced penalty after previous conviction
• Power to compound offences under the Code