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Power of police officers to admmister warning -Any police officer not below the rank of a Sub Inspector, 1f he IS of opmion that any offence reported or suspected to have been committed by a child 1s not of a serious nature or that 1t 1s not a repetitiOn of a previOus offence already committed by the child, may, notwithstanding anythmg contamed m any other provision of th1s Act or m any other law for the tlme being in force and subJect to such restrictiOns and hm1tations as may be prescribed, let such ch1ld off after administermg suitable warnmg to such chtld' Provided that every cac:;e in which a chtld is so let off shall forthwith be reported by such police officer to the chtldren's court stating the reasons for not mvestigating the case or not proceedmg With the mvestigatton of the case, as the case may be 25 Removal of disqualification attaching to convictwn- Notw1thstandmg anythmg contained m any other law, a child who has committed an offence and has been dealt wtth under the provtsions of th1s Act shall not suffer disqualification, if any, attachmg to a conviction of an offence under such other law. 20