Whoever— — 1949 : East Pb. Act XXXIX CHILDREN 457

41. Whoever— (a) knowingly assists or induces, directly or. " directly, a child or youthful offender detaine knowingly assists or induces, directly or. " directly, a child or youthful offender detaine in or placed out on licence from a cettife directly, a child or youthful offender detaine in or placed out on licence from a cettife school to escape from in or placed out on licence from a cettife school to escape from the school or from a" person with whom he is placed o _ person Or any person Or any from the the school or from a" with whom he is placed out on eae child or youthful offender to ae e person to whose care he is commi ced out on offender to are he is com Or any laced out on eae child or youthful offender to ae from the person to whose care he is commi under the' provisions of this Act ; from the person to whose care he is co under the' provisions of this Act ; . pts . (5) knowingly, harbours, conceals, from returning to school or to an of prove pers whos knowingly, harbours, conceals, of prove from returning to school or to any pers whos? Whom he is placed out on licence of from returning to school or to any pers Whom he is placed out on licence of S Act, a child or €r, who has so escaped, or ts in so doing : tted y d i ho has Act, a child or €r, who has so escaped, or ts in so doing : i ho has €r care he is committed youthful offend care he is youthful knowi y d o h €r, who has ts committed y d i offend ho has assi ho has so d y d ho has € thful offend knowingly assis one tion one tion for nen a or nen a r en a term may term may which may extend to two months or with extend to two hundred rupees, or with oth. which may extend to two months or with extend to two hundred rupees, or with is _ the i _ to o 42. be 2. be detained The Peri rder in pursu etained The Period for which a child or youthful Offender periog of detention in a certified school shall be specified in in is to the be be detained riod for which a child or youthful Offender in a certified school shall be specified in order in pursuance of which he is sent there and shall such period not being l the in a certified school shall be specified in order in pursuance of which he is sent there and shall be such period not being less than two years in the case of a youthful offender wh of which he is sent there and shall be such period not being less than two years in the case of a youthful offender who at the date of the order is over the age of fifteen years and ng less than two years in the case of a youthful offender who at the date of the order is over the age of fifteen years and three years in the case of other youthful offenders as to the court may the date of the order is over the age of fifteen years and three years in the case of other youthful offenders as to the court may seem proper for his teaching and training but not in an ears in the case of other youthful offenders as to the court may seem proper for his teaching and training but not in any case extending beyond the time when he will, in the opin may seem proper for his teaching and training but not in any case extending beyond the time when he will, in the opinion of the court, attain the age of eighteen years. case extending beyond the time when he will, in the opinion of the court, attain the age of eighteen years. The *[Central Government] may order a youthful 1926. e io ° io ' f e ° ' Provided that the whole period of the detention o child. or youthful offender shall not be increased by Provided that the whole period of the detention o the child. or youthful offender shall not be increased by the transfer. the child. or the transfer. , Tne" _ Upon the transfer of a youthful offen) one —— _—_————$ " iab ) Reorganisation Order, 1968. "Substituted for the words 'State Government" 'ndigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Co iab Reorganisation by the a) Order, 1968. curren for the words 'State Government" by the (ct 'ndigarh) (Adaptation of Laws on State and Concurren > > "Central Government] may at any time ; . "Central Government] may at any time ; . disercton Me sharge a child from the care of any perails to whose care he is committed under this Act, eithe; Me sharge a child from the care of any perails to whose care he is committed under this Act, eithe; abs, a lutely approves or on such conditions as the '[Central to who lutely approv to whose care he is committed under this Act, eithe; abs, a lutely approves or on and such may, conditions if it thinks as the fit, '[Central Gover nent make rules jn relatig! to children so committed make rules jn relatig! to children so committed to the care of any person and 4. the duties of such persons with respect to such Children to children so committed to the care of any person and 4. the duties of such persons with respect to such Children, = Transfers between certified and sch schools ools of like nature i certified schools nature and schools in different of like ools in different of like Parts of India. (J) The {Central Government] in Consultatio,, The '[Central Government] may direct any child or Provided that no child or youthful offender shall be erred under this section to any other °[State] withProvided that no child or youthful offender shall be tranferred under this section to any other °[State] with- out the consent of the Government of that other 3[State]. tranferred under this section to any other °[State] with- out the consent of the Government of that other 3[State]. the } Central Government] may direct any youth- Provided that no child or youthful offender shall be ferred under this section to any other [State] withed that no child or youthful offender shall be transferred under this section to any other [State] with- out the consent of the Government of that other §[State]. y other [State] with- of that other §[State]. The {Central Government] may consent to the transfer to a certified school under this Act, of a youthful offender detained in a Reformatory School i Government] may consent to the transfer to a certified school under this Act, of a youthful offender detained in a Reformatory School in any othet part of India and upon such transfer the provisi Act, of a youthful offender detained in a Reformatory School in any othet part of India and upon such transfer the provisions of this Act shall apply to such youthful offender. y othet part of India and upon such transfer the provisions of this Act shall apply to such youthful offender. _ —— Substituted for t igarh) (Adap h Substituted for t (Chandigarh) (Adaptati 1968 1968 he words "State Government" by the Punjab Reorganisal! on of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) 0 s "State Government" by the Punjab Reorganisa on of Laws on State and Concurrent Subjects) 0 the word 3

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