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In section 20 of the principal Act, the following proviso and Explanation shall be inserted, namety:- "Provided that the Board may, for any adequate and special reason to be mentioned in the order, review the case and pass appropriate order in the interest of such juvenile. Explanation.- In all pending cases including trial, revision, appeal or any other criminal proceedings in respect of a juvenile in connict with law, in any court, the determination of juvenility of such ajuvenile shall be in terms of clause (f) of section 2, even if the juvenile ceases to be so on or before the date of commencement of this Act and the provisions of this Act shall apply as if the said provisions had been in force, for all purposes and at all material times when the alleged offence was committed.". I S. For section 21 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:- "21. (1) No report in any newspaper, magazine, news-sheet or visual media of any inquiry regarding a juvenile in conflict with law or a child in need of care and protection under this Act shall disclose the name, address or school or any other particulars calculated to lead to the identification of the juvenile or child nor shall any picture of any such juvenile or child be published: Provided that for reasons to be recorded in writing, the authority holding the inquiry may permit such disclosure, ifin its opinion such disclosure is in the interest of the juvenile or the child. , 3 Amendment of 5ettion 12. Amendment of section 14. Amendment of section IS. Amendment of seclion 16. Amendment of section 20. Substitution of new section for settlOn 21. Prohibition of pubhtalion of name. cIt. of Juvenile in eonniet with law or thild in need of can: Ind protection involved in "Y proceeding under the Act. 4 THE GAZElTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY fPARTIl-0! ~============~============~- Amendment of StellOn 29 Amendment of $Cclion 32. Amendment of s«:uon J] . Am:ndment of section 34. Amendment of section 39. (2) Any person who contravenes the provisions of sub·section (J), snail be liable to a p~:lalty which may extend to twenty·five thousand rupees.".