Section 51(3) in Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice Act, 1997
(3)The person liable to maintain a juvenile shall for the purpose of sub-section (1) include in the case of illegitimacy his putative father:Provided that where the juvenile is illegitimate and an order for his maintenance has.been made under section 488 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989. competent authority shall not ordinarily make an order for contribution against the putative father, but may order the whole or any part of the sums acuring due to the said order for maintenance to be paid to such person as may be named by the competent authority and such sum shall be paid by him towards the maintenance of the juveniles.
