Consequences of not appearing in the court on hearing date

645 votes

section 23 of new Juvenile Justice Act, 2000 provides 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 willfully neglects the juvenile or causes or procures him to be assaulted, abandoned, exposed or neglected in a manner likely to cause such juvenile or the child unnecessarily mental or physical suffering shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or fine, or with both.
This section has no exceptions to exempt parents or teachers. Though it is intended to punish cruelty by those in authority, it equally applies to parents and teachers also.
Apart from that there is also guidelines issued by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on eliminating corporal punishment in schools,
hence, Yes,punishment in schools is strictly prohibited and one can directly lodge a FIR against the teacher and rest police will work out.

LawRato LawRato

557 votes

There no such provision relating non apearance .It may be due to medical issue .As u have to present ur point in such a way that court. Could see that his non appearance is.intentional and he is making it

Advocate Pankaj Kumar Singh LawRato

722 votes

DEAR SIR/MAM
LET ME CLEAR YOU ONE THING IF YOU ARE CONTESTING CIVIL NATURE MATTER AND THE OPPOSITE PARTY IS NOT APPERING THEN IN THAT CASE EX-PARTY CAN BE PASSED BY THE COURT AND AFTER COMPLETION OF PROCEDURE COURT MAY PASS THE JUDGEMENT AND IN CRIMINAL NATURE I'D O.P IS IN BAIL THEN HIS OR HER BAIL BOND MAY BE CANCEL AND NON BAILABLE WARRANT MAY BE ISSUED OR THE LAWFUL OPPTURNITY MAY BE CLOSED FOR NON APPERING CANDIDATE

Advocate Shyam Narsaria LawRato