“Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre” means a place where a juvenile may be kept and given education, vocational or technical training for his mental, moral and psychological development and includes certified institutions, juvenile training institutions, borstal institutions, vocational centres, darul-amaan and women crises centres established by the Government or by voluntary organizational certified by the Government;

(1) The [Interior Division in consultation with the Division concerned] may establish and maintain observation home and Juvenile Rehabilitation Centres for the reception of juveniles, including separate centres for female juveniles:
(2) The [Interior Division] may certify an observation home or a Juvenile Rehabilitation centre managed or controlled by a non-governmental organization for reception of juveniles.
(3) The [Interior Division] may certify an already established association or society in any local area for social reintegration or rehabilitation of a juvenile offender who is released on parole or discharged from a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre and may regulate activities and functions of such released or discharged juvenile offender in the prescribed manner.

(1) With the consent of a juvenile or his guardian, as the case may be, the complaint against a juvenile relating to offences as specified in sub-section (6) shall be referred to the Juvenile Justice Committee for disposal of the same through diversion.
(2) The diversion can be exercised at any stage during the course of investigation by the police and during trial by the prosecution and the Court in the prescribed manner.
(3) Where a case is referred to the Juvenile Justice Committee by the police, the submission of report of police officer required under section 173 of the Code shall be postponed till the final order of the Committee.
(4) The Juvenile Justice Committee shall dispose of a case, with consent of the person against whom the offence was committed, by resorting to different modes of diversion including,-
(a) restitution of movable property;
(b) reparation of the damage caused;
(c) written or oral apology;
(d) participation in community service;
(e) payments of fine and costs of the proceedings;
(f) placement in Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre; and
(g) written and oral reprimand:
Provided that where the complainant is a state functionary and the offence has not been committed against a private person, the Juvenile Justice committee may dispose of the case through diversion with consent of the concerned public prosecutor.
(5) For the purposes of diversion, all offences either minor or major shall be compoundable.
(6) Diversion shall be exercised in the prescribed manner in cases,
(a) where a juvenile is accused of commission of minor offences; and
(b) where a juvenile is accused of commission of major offences and the age of the juvenile is not more than sixteen years at the time of commission of offence.