bidi and collected the articles after making the payment with the money we had given them,” said the officer. As the children left, a police team visited the shop and arrested the woman whose name they did not disclose. “She was booked under Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice Act and arrested. She was later granted bail,” said M. S. Randhawa, DCP (central). Under Section 77 of the JJ Act, the offender now faces a jail term of seven years and a fine of Rs.1 lakh. Earlier, offenders used to be charged under IPC Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) and used to get bail easily. Last month too, a shopkeeper was arrested in Patel Nagar for allegedly selling cigarettes to minors and booked under Section 77 of JJ Act.]]>
