(a) Whoever knowingly assist or induces, directly or indirectlya child or delinquent child detained in or placed out on licence froma special school to escape from the school or of any person Withwhom he is placed out on licence, or any child or deiinquent childto a special excape from the care of the person to whose care. heis committed under the provisions of this Act, or
(b) Knowingly harbours, conceal, connives at or prevents fromreturning to the special school or toany person With whom he is placedout on licence or to whose care beds committed under this Act, a childor delinquent child, who has so escaped or knowingly assists in orconniyes at so doing, shall be punishable with imprisonment of eitherdescription for a term which may extend to three months 0: to a fine notexceeding two hundred rupees, or with both.
50. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in anyother law for the time being in force, any police officer may take charge,without a warrant a chiic‘ who has escaped from special school ora children’s home or from the care of a person under whom he Wasplaced under this Act, and shall send the .child‘ back to the specialschool 01' the children’s home or that person, as the case may be erso 11 >may, after giving the information to the coutt which paSsed the orderin respect of the child, take such steps against the child as may be