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The repoft of the Probation Officer or any circumstance considered by thc ~rnjdora* competent authority under section 34 shall bc,treated as bnKdentiai : tion of clrcumm- 9Fll to b trrsted as Provided that the competent authority may, if it so thinks fit, co#unicate eclnEdantial. th e substance thereof to the child -or his parcnt or guardian and may give such child, parent or guardian an oppbrtunity OF producing such evidence as may be. relevant to the matter stated in the report. Prohibition 3741) No report in any newspaper, magazine or news sheet of any Inquiry Or 0fpublica- investigation regarding a child involved in proceeding under this Act, shall tim of namc d c k q f ~ - isclose the namc, addrcss or school or any arther particulars cal~ulat~d ran ~nvolved b Icad to the identification of the child or shall spy picture of any such child in mLnr ~ r a - be published: eding undtr , the Act. Provided that nothing in this stctionshd met the bona ffde publication of any report of any such proceeding in any scientific jouma1. or other publication devoted cxclusivcly to the protection or weifare of children. (2) Any person contravening the provisions of sub-section ( I ) sball' be punishable with h e which may extend to one thousand rupees. Procedura