JJ Act 56Chapter VIII · Adoption
Section 56 · Adoption
Text size — level 1 of 4
(1) Adoption shall be resorted to for ensuring right to family for the orphan,
abandoned and surrendered children, as per the provisions of this Act, the rules made thereunder and the
adoption regulations framed by the Authority.
(2) Adoption of a child from a relative by another relative, irrespective of their religion, can be made as per the provisions of this Act and the adoption regulations framed by the Authority.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall apply to the adoption of children made under the provisions of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (78 of 1956).
(4) All inter-country adoptions shall be done only as per the provisions of this Act and the adoption regulations framed by the Authority.
(5) Any person, who takes or sends a child to a foreign country or takes part in any arrangement for transferring the care and custody of a child to another person in a foreign country without a valid order from the 1[District Magistrate], shall be punishable as per the provisions of section 80.
(2) Adoption of a child from a relative by another relative, irrespective of their religion, can be made as per the provisions of this Act and the adoption regulations framed by the Authority.
(3) Nothing in this Act shall apply to the adoption of children made under the provisions of the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956 (78 of 1956).
(4) All inter-country adoptions shall be done only as per the provisions of this Act and the adoption regulations framed by the Authority.
(5) Any person, who takes or sends a child to a foreign country or takes part in any arrangement for transferring the care and custody of a child to another person in a foreign country without a valid order from the 1[District Magistrate], shall be punishable as per the provisions of section 80.
The offence at a glance
- Maximum punishment
- 3 years
- Fine
- ₹1,00,000
- Cognizable
- Non-cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Special court
- Non-cognizable — Police cannot investigate without a Magistrate's order
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
Under this Act's own provision
Your private note on this section
Only you can see this note.