Yabom Piya, LLM, School of Law, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600117 Dr. Aswathi Sukumaran, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies, VISTAS, Pallavaram, Chennai – 600117 ABSTRACT Child protection continues to be among the most important concerns in relation to the law and society in India, primarily because of their susceptibility to abuse, exploitation, neglect, abandonment, an