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Section 32

The West Bengal Children Act, 1959State Act of West Bengal · Act 30 of 1959

(1) The Court may, instead of making an order under sub-section (3) of section 31, make an order directing the child to be placed under the care of the parent or the guardian or any other person considered by the Court to be a fit person, on such parent, guardian or other person executing a bond with or without sureties, for the good behaviour and proper training of the child for such period and on such condition as may be specified in the order.

(2) When making an order under sub-section (1) or at any time thereafter, the Court may also direct that the child be placed under the supervision of a person to be appointed by the Court with his consent for such period as may be specified in the order :

Provided that if at any time within such period it appears to the Court on receiving information from the person appointed by the Court or otherwise that the child has not been of good behaviour gx that there has been a breach of any of the conditions of the bond, it may, after such - inquiry -as it deems fit, order him to be sent to a reformatory or industrial school, as the case may be, to be kept there until he attains the age of eighteen years.

33. The State Government may make an order directing the release, on such conditions as may be specified in the order, of a child, who, having been dealt with by a Court under sub-section (3) of section 31 or under the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 32 has been kept in a reformatory or industrial school.

34. Where a parent or guardian of a child complains to" a Court that he is not able to control the child, the Court may send the child to a reception home pending inquiry into -the case and may on completion of the inquiry make an order under sub-section (3) of section 31.

Contribution of parent or guardian for maintenance.

CHAPTER V.

Maintenance and treatment of children in reformatory, Industrial or borstal schools or under custody.

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ActThe West Bengal Children Act, 1959
Section32
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source

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