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Not~vithstandia anythrng to. the contrary contained- in any other Jalv for the mpecr of time being in furcs, any police officer may take charge without warrant or a child Omped who has escaped From a special school or a children's home ,or from the &re ofa children. person undcr whom. he was placed' under- this .Act -an6 shall send thc child back tb the: spec+ial school or the children's home or that persbn, as the case may be, and no-proceeding shaIl bk instituted In respect of the &ild by m s o n of +uch escape .but the special school, or children's home or the person may, afrer''givJ~g the id€ormation to the competent authority which passed' rhk -order in respc~t of the child, take such steps against the chiid as may be deemed necessary. tkntribution