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Production of neglected ch1ldren before ch1ldren's courts.-(!) If any pollee officer or any other person authorised by the Government m th1s behalf by general or special order, is of opimon that a person IS apparently a neglected child, such pollee officer or other person may take charge of that person for brmgmg h1m before the children's court. (2) When information is given to an officer-m-charge of a police station about any neglected chlld found withm the limits of such station, he shall enter m a book to be kept for the purpose, the substance of such mformatlon and take surh action thereon as he deems fit and If such officer does not pro- pose to take charge of the chlld, he shall forward a copy of the entry made to the chiidren·s court. (3) Every child taken charge of under sub-section (1) shall be brought before the children's court withm a penod of twenty-four hours of taking such charge excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place where the child had been taken charge of, to the children's court. (4) Every child taken charge of under sub-sechon (1) shall, unless he Is kept with his parent or guardian, be sent to an observatwn home (but not to a police station or jail) unhl he can be brought before a children's court