Section 225 Child’s Right Act

Section 225 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Procedure on failure to observe condition of recognisance. It is under Part XX (Child Justice Administration – Adjudication) of the Act.

(1) If the court before which an offender is bound by his recognisance to appear to be further dealt with, is satisfied by information on oath that the child offender has failed to observe any of the conditions of his recognisance, it may issue‐
(a) a warrant for the apprehension of the child; or
(b) a summons to the child and his sureties, if any, requiring him and them to be present at the Court and at such time as may be specified in the summons.

(2) A child offender, when apprehended, shall, if not brought forthwith before the Court before which he is bound by his recognisance to appear to be further dealt with, be brought before another Court.

(3) The Court before which a child offender on apprehension is brought, or before which he appears in pursuance of a summons, may, if it is not the Court in which the child offender is bound by his recognisance to appear to be further dealt with, remand him in custody or on bail until he can ,be brought before the Court in which he is bound by his recognisance to appear.

(4) The Court before which a child is bound by his recognisance to appear to be further dealt with shall, on being satisfied that the child has failed to observe any condition of his recognisance, forthwith without any further proof of his having violated the law or otherwise, deal with him as for the original offence.