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1'.H.E ASSAM GAZETfE, E XTRAORDINARY~ FEB. 19; 1969 Power of Superin· tendcnt of Prison to Present adolescent offender before :Sessions Judge for detention. When ac• tfon m•Y not be takeu uoder sc:r- tionii (3) Before making an order of detention under sub- section (1) or sub-section (2), the High Court, the Sessions Judge or the Magistrate, as the case may be, shall, after considering any report submitted by the Probation Officer under the Probation of Offenders' Act, 1958 and any other report or representation which may be made to it or him as to the desirability of the detention, satisfy itself or himself that the character, state of health and mental condition of the person convicted and the other circumstances of the case are such that the person convicted is likely to profit by such detention. (4) When an order for detention is made under this Act, the ground for such detentions shall be recorded and a copy thereof shall be furnished to the person ordered to be detained, free of cost.