law: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 
  23. Punishment for
  
  cruelty to juvenile or child.- 
  Whoever, having the
  
  actual charge of or control over, a juvenile or the child, assaults, abandons,
  
  exposes or willfully neglects the juvenile or causes or procures him to be
  
  assaulted, abandoned, exposed or neglected in a manner likely to cause such
  
  juvenile or the child unnecessary mental or physical suffering shall be
  
  punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extent to six months, or
  
  fine, or with both.