The Commission’s Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India.

Commission shall, While inquiring into any matter the Commission has all powers of a civil court trying a suit under code of civil procedure, 1908 and in particular in respect of the following matters, namely:-

• Summoning

  Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on oath.

• Documents

  Discovery and production of any document

• Evidences

  Receiving evidence on affidavits.

• Records

  Requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office.

• Examination

  Issuing Summons for the examination of witnesses or documents.

• Judiciary

  The Commission has the power to forward any case to a Magistrate having jurisdictions to try the same and the Magistrate to whom any such case is forwarded shall proceed to hear the complaint against the accused as if the case has been forwarded to him under section 346 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973(2 of 1974).