Provision as to religious and Moral Instructions

(1) In determining the children’s home, certified school, fit person institution or other person to whose custody a child is to be committed or entrusted under this Act, the competent authority shall ascertain the religious persuasion to which the child belongs and shall, if possible, in selecting such children’s home certified school, fit person, institution or other person, have regard to the facilities which are afforded for instruction in his religion. (2) When a child is committed to the care of a children’s home or certified school where facilities for instruction in his religion are not afforded, or is entrusted to the care of a fit person institution or other person under circumstances as it appears that no special facilities for the up-bringing of the child as per his religious practice exist, the authorities of such children’s home, certified school or such fit person institution or such other person shall not bring up the child as per any religious practice other than that of the child. (3) Where it is brought to the notice of the Chief Inspector or of the competent authority that a breach of sub-section (2) has been committed, it shall be open to the Chief Inspector or the competent authority to transfer the child from the custody of such home, school, institution or person. (4) The children’s home, certified school or fit person institution shall, wherever possible, provide for moral instructions to the children including juvenile offenders kept in such home, school or institution.