Orders that may be passed regarding juvenile offenders

(1) Where a juvenile court is satisfied on inquiry that a child has committed an offence, the juvenile court, may, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any other law for the time being in force, and if it thinks fit- (a) allow the child to go home after advise or admonition; (b) direct that child to be released on probation of good conduct and placed under the care of its parent or guardian or other person executing such bond, with or without sureties, as the juvenile court may require, to be responsible for the good behaviour and well being of the juvenile offender for any period not exceeding three years: Provided that the juvenile court may, in the case of a juvenile offender in respect of whom an order under clause (b) is made, make a further order that the juvenile offender shall remain under the supervision of a probation officer named in such order during such period not exceeding three years as may be specified therein: Provided further that if at any time afterwards it appears to the juvenile court on receiving a report from the probation officer or otherwise that the juvenile offender has not been of good behaviour during the period of supervision it may after such inquiry as it thinks fit order the juvenile offender to be sent to a certified school: (c) make an order directing the child to be sent to certified school,- (i) in the case of a boy over fifteen years of age or a girl over seventeen years of age for a period of one year. (ii) in the case of any other child, for a period of not less than two years but not in any case extending beyond the period when the child will, in the opinion of the court, complete the age of sixteen years in the case of a boy or eighteen years in the case of a girl. (2) (a) Where the offence committed by the juvenile offender is punishable with fine and the juvenile court is of opinion that the case would be best met by the imposition of a fine, whether with or without any other punishment, the court shall, after giving the parent or guardian an opportunity of being heard, order that the fine be paid by the parent or guardian of the child unless the court is satisfied that the parent or guardian cannot be found or that he has not conducted to the commission of the offence by neglecting to exercise due care of the child. (b) An order under clause (a) may be made against the parent or guardian who having been required to attend has failed to do so. (c) Whether a parent or guardian is directed to pay a fine under this section, the amount may be recovered in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974).