the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015,10 and the respondent-father being the biological father and employed in a reputed government post, is able to take care and nurture the child, in result, it directed the SHO,11 to take the custody of the minor child from the appellant-grandmother and hand him over to the respondent-father. 10 Hereinafter, JJ Act 11 Sadar Police Station 53.9 Aggrieved by the decision of the CWC, the appellant- grandmother filed a Criminal Appeal on 11th February, 2020 under Section 101 of the JJ Act,12 challenging the order dated 5th February, 2020, passed by the CWC. 3.10 The Appellate Court,13 allowed the appeal, set aside the order under challenge and held that neither the minor child was “a child in care of need and protection” as defined under Section 2(14) of the JJ Act nor the CWC had any jurisdiction to pass any order regarding the minor child. The Appellate Court further held that, the CWC has exceeded its jurisdiction by