Section 216 Child’s Right Act

Section 216 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Parents, guardians to attend Court. It is under Part XX (Child Justice Administration – Adjudication) of the Act.

(1) The parents or guardian of a child offender who is charged before the Court for an act which constitutes a criminal offence, shall attend all stages of the proceedings and shall be entitled to participate in the proceedings.

(2) The Court may, where necessary, make an order to enforce the attendance of a parent or guardian before it.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, where in the opinion of the Court, it is not in the interest of a child that his parent or guardian should attend, the Court shall, by order, exclude the parent or guardian from so attending.