C Child protection within the juvenile criminal justice system requires clear and consistent judicial decisions to ensure legal certainty and the best interests of the child. decision no. 67/pid.sus-anak/2021/pn.btm of the batam district court reveals an inconsistency between the legal considerations, which recommended the placement of the child in a juvenile rehabilitation center (lpka), and the operative part of the decision, which failed to include it. this study examines the consistency of omitting the lpka in the operative part of the decision with applicable legal provisions and analyzes the resulting legal consequences. this study employs a normative legal research method through an examination of primary, secondary, and tertiary legal materials, using deductive reasoning to apply statutory provisions to a concrete case, namely batam district court decision no. 67/pid.sus-anak/2021/pn.btm. the results show that the omission of the lpka in the operative part of the decision constitutes a discrepancy between legal reasoning and the verdict, which contradicts the law on the juvenile criminal justice system. this creates legal uncertainty in the execution of juvenile sentencing and potentially compromises the child\\\'s rights to development, education, rehabilitation, and legal protection based on the principle of the best interests of the child.