law: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
  39. Restoration.-
  1.     
  
    Restoration
  
  of and protection to a child shall be the prime objective of any children's
  
  home or the shelter home.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  children's home or a shelter home, as the case may be, shall take such steps as
  
  are considered necessary for the restoration of and protection to a child
  
  deprived of his family environment temporarily or permanently where such child
  
  is under the care and protection of a children's home or a shelter home, as the
  
  case may be.
  3.     
  
    The
  
  Committee shall have the powers to restore any child in need of care and
  
  protection to his parent, guardian, fit person or fit institution, as the case
  
  may be, and give them suitable directions.
  Explanation.- For the purposes of this
  
  section "restoration of and protection of a child" means restoration
  
  to-
  a.     
  
    Parents;
  
  
  b.    
  
    adopted
  
  parents;
  c.     
  
    foster
  
  parents;
  d.    
  
    guardian;
  
  
  e.     
  
    fit
  
  person;
  f.     
  
    fit
  
  institution.
  Substituted vide Juvenile Justice (Care and
  
  Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, section 20