(1) The State Government may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, at any time, order a neglected or delinquent child to be discharged from the children's home-cum- observation home or special school, either absolutely or on such conditions as it may think fit to impose.
(2) The State Government may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, order—
(a) a neglected child to be transferred from a children's home-cum-observation home to another;
(b) a delinquent child to be transferred from one special school to another; or from a special school to a children's home-cum-observation home;
(c) a child who has been released on license which has been revoked or forfeited, to be sent to the special school or children's home-cum-observation home from which he was released or to any other children's homecum-observation home or special school:
Provided that the total period of the stay of the child in a children's home-cum-observation home or special school shall not be increased by reason of such transfer.
(3) The State Government may, notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, at any time, discharge a child from the care of any person under whom he has been placed under this Act either absolutely or on such conditions as the State Government may think fit to impose.