(1) Subject as hereinafter provided, no PEWS; on newspa- Paper report of any proceedings in a juvenile cour: shal pers, reports reveal the name, address or school, or include any Pad ings in Juve culars calculated to lead to the identification, of any child site courts Or young person concerned in those preceedings, ‘ie aro. cing the person against or in respect of whom the wall ceedings are taken or as being a witness therein, being or ‘ny picture be published in any newspaper as being Or Mcluding a picture « f any child or young person ‘etned in any such proceedings as aforesaid :
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‘Substituted for the word “Magistrate” by Punjab Act No 494 CHILDREN [1949 : Fast Ph. A ct XXxp
Provided that the court may, in any case, if Statign that it is in the interests of Justice so to do, by order ice pense with the requirements of this section to such exte . as may be specified in the order. t
(2) Any person who publishes any matter j; . . - 2 Contra. vention of this sectioa shall on conviction be liable : ° IN Te. Spect of each offence toa fine not exceeding two hundreq rupees.
PART IX.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Presumption and 63. (J) Whenever a person, whether charged With "= Fan offence or not, is brought before any Criminal coyrt otherwise than for the Purpose of giving evidence, and it ue inquiry as to his age and for that purpose Shall take Such evidence as may be forthcoming at the hearing of the Case, and shall record a finding thereon, Stating his age as nearly as may be.
(2) An order or judgement of the court Shall not be invalidated by any subsequent proof that the age of such Person has not been Correctly stated to the court, and the age of the person go brought before it shall, for the pur Poses of this Act, be deemed to be the true age of that person and, where it appears to the court that the person So brought before it Is of the age of sixteen years or up- wards, the person shal] for the Purposes of this Act be deemed not to be a child, Provision as to igion.
to be sent under this Act, the ; ain the religious denomination of the child or y outhful offender and Shall, if possible, select a oe are afforded for instruction in his religion, _ (2) In determining op the person to whose care a child shall be committed under this Act, the court shall ascertain the religious denomination of the child and shall, if Possible, elect a Person of the same religious denomina- oo t Buffs mee, Bives such undertaking as seems ‘0 Ourt sufficient th; ild wi u accordance with the » at the child will be brought up. cligi religion shall be specified in the oc S the child and such 1949 : East Pb. Act XXXIX.] CHILDREN 495
(3) In any case where a child has .
ursuant to any such order to the care of aan committed not of the religious denomination of the child o On who igs not given such undertaking as aforesaid. the 0 Who has made the order or any court of like jur utt which es urisdicti the application of any person in that behalf acy on be as aforesaid is willing to undertake the care of the child make an order commitiing the child to the care of such fi p< rson.
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(4) When a child is sent to a certified sc j facilities for instruction in his religion are not ah to a person who does not give an undertaking that the child entrusted to him will be brought up in his religion (for want of a certified school or person of the religion of the child) the court shall take an undertaking from such school or such person that the child : hall not be brou~ht up in any religion other than his own. -
(5) Where a child is boarded out, or where a child or youthful offender is permitted by licence to live with any other person, the Manager of the school shall select for this purpo:e, a person of the same religion as the child or youthful offender, as the case may be, if such person is available, and if no such person is available then a person who gives a Satisfactory undertaking — that the child or youthful offender shall be brought up in accordance with th2 religion of such child or youthful offende-, and if no such person is available, then another person who gives an undertaking that the child Shall not be brought up in any religion other than his own.
(6) When a child has been committed to the care ot @ person who gives an undertaking as aforesaid but be undertaking is not observed, the child shall be liab a - Temoved from the care of such person and deal’ tion cording to the provisions of sub-section (3) of this section ° ; vo
(7) Whenever any person interested in the religion of the child is informed of any attempt at Che court for tampering with his religion he may apply awe d an enquiry, and the cou-t 02 being so satis stody of such en Order removing the said child from the vee to another eestitution or person and hand over the custo¢y ] . e e Person or institution.
496 CHILDREN [1949 : East Pb. A W i as bee Committal to an 65. hen a ae oe he es n proug t before approved cine Magistrate under any of the Provisions 09 this Act is fou ‘ i sulfering ° - from. venereal or tO be suffereing from leprosy ora venereal or a . : he : Uber tubercular disease. disease the Magistrate, if satisified that medica] tre Cul at is necessary and that the child will Not otherwise > ttmen, treatment, may commit the child to a place this behalf by the [Central Government] for such Perj he may think necessary and may from time to time ¢ the said period.
- SU Plescribeg i Od ag Xteng _ mach 66. No child (other than an infant in arms) shall be “children 4eiaSt permitted to be present in court during the tria Present in court other Person charged with an offence or durj during trial of 7 a . NE any pro.
other persons. — Ceedings preliminary thereto, except during such ¢;
Provided that this Section shall not ‘a L Pply to mes.
Sengers, clerks and other Persons required to attend at any Court for purposes connected with their employment. Power ei lear 67. (J) Where in any proceedings in relation to an oO ° is giving evidenc, Offence against, or any conduct I contrary to, decency or in certain cases.“ morality, a Person who, in the opin;
Provided that nothing in this section shall authorise the exclusion of bona-fide “epresentatives of a newspaper or News agency, | | - (J) In Telation to 4 : : court Power to prohibit. : NY Proceedings in any Publication? cer. Which arise out of any offe Nee against, or any conduct con- papers. “Ti news-trary to, decency or morajj :
att “Per report of the proceedings shall reveal the Name, address, or school, or include 1Substiuted for the words “State G + . rganisation (Chandigarh) (Adaptation of |"? State and Coney? Subjucts) Order 1908 1949: East Pb. Act XXXIXx,] CHILDREN 497 any particulars Calculated to lead t fication of any child concer d in Oo © identi. ings, either as being the Person edagains i respect of whom the Proceedings are tte Or as being a witness therein ;
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(b) no picture Shall be publis paper as being or Including a Picture of any child so concerned in the Proceedings as afore- Said ; except in so far (if permitted by the © found sha!l not have ification attaching xvof any effect under section 75 of the India offences.
' section 565 of the Code to_ Convictions for nN Penal Code, or off
71. The provisions of Chapter XLII of the Code, Bonds taken under Shall, so far as may be, apply to bonds taken under this Act V of 1898, Act.
6, 17, 18, 21, 34, 38, 40, . ile cs . dicial @) if passed by a Juvenile court or by a ‘[Judic ‘ Magistrate of the sec>und class while not Sa : as a Juvenile Court, to the Chief Judici Magisgrate] : . (0) if pacsed by a ®[Judicial Maistrate] of a ust class while not acting as a Juvenile , the Court of Sessions ; and ird Class’’ by jab substituted for the words “Magistrate of the Second and Thir Pani Act Ned, of 1964 ™ “Substituted for the words “District Magistrate” by ibid. "Substituted for the words “Magistrate” by ibid. > Power to amend orders, Rules, 498 CHILDREN [1499 : East Pp, Act XXX}
(c) if passed by the Court of Sessions, to the yp;
Court. igh
(2) No appeal shall lie from any order Passed in , such appeal. hy
(3) Any order passed under the Provisions of thi Act and not subject to appeal under sub-section(1) tha be revised by the High Court.
73. Without prejudice to the powers of courts of an. peal and revision, any custody order, supervision Order or probation order may be amended by the Court Which made the order in respect of the person named as CUs- todian, supervisor or probation officer, the period of duration and such matters as may be prescribed.