Section 17 in The Jammu And Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care And Protection Of Children) Act, 2013
17. Order that may not be passed against juvenile
(1)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for the time being in force, no juvenile in conflict with law shall be sentenced to dealt or imprisonment for any term which may extent to imprisonment for life or committed to prison in default of payment of fine or in default of furnishing security:Provided that where a juvenile who has attained the age of sixteen years has committed an offence and the Board is satisfied that the offence committed is of so serious in nature or that his conduct and behaviour have been such that it would not be in his interest or in the interest of other juvenile in a special home to send him to such special home and that none of the other measures provided under the Act is suitable or sufficient, the Board may order the juvenile in conflict with law to be kept in such place of safety and in such manner as it thinks fit and shall report the case for the order of the Government.(2)On receipt of a report from a Board under sub-section (1) the Government may make such arrangement in respect of the juvenile as to deems proper and may order such juvenile to be kept under protective custody at such place and no such conditions as it thinks fit:Provided, that the period of detention so ordered shall not exceed in any case the maximum period provided under section 16 of the Act.
