Causing or encouraging seduction, etc.

(1) Whoever having the actual Charge of, or control over, a girl, under the age of eighteen years causes or encourages the seduction (which shall include inducement to indulge in immoral behaviour) or prostitution of that girls or causes or encourage any one other than her husband provided his wife has attained the age of fourteen years to have sexual intercourse with her shall, on conviction be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both. (2) For the purposes of this section a person shall be deemed to have caused or encouraged the seduction of a girl or to have induce her to behave immorally if he has knowingly allowed the girl to consort with, or to enter or continue in the employment of, any prostitute, or person of known immoral character. Provided further that the juvenile court may, for reasons to be recorded, extend the period of such stay, but in no case the period of stay shall extend beyond the time when the child attains the age of nineteen years; (d) order the child to pay a fine if he is over fourteen years of age and earns money. (2) Where an order under clause (b) or (d) of sub-Section (1) is made, the juvenile court may, if it is of opinion that in the interest of the child and of the public it is expedient so to do, in addition, make an order that the delinquent child shall remain under the supervision of a probation officer named in the order during such period not exceeding three years as may be specified therein, and may in such supervision order impose such conditions as it deems necessary for the due supervision of the delinquent child: Provided that if at any time afterwards it appears to the juvenile court on receiving a report from the probation officer, or otherwise that the delinquent child has not been of good behaviour during the period of supervision, it may, after making such inquiry as it deems fit, order the delinquent child to be sent to a special school. (3) The juvenile court making a supervision order under sub-section (2) shall explain to the child and the parent, guardian or other fit person, as the case may be, under whose care the child has been placed, the terms and conditions of the order and shall forthwith furnish one copy of the supervision order to the child, the parent, guardian or other fit person, as the case may be, the sureties, if any, and the probation officer. (4) In determining the special school, or any person to whose custody a child is to be committed or entrusted under this Act, the court shall pay due regard to the religious denomination of the child to ensure that religious instruction contrary to the religious persuasion of the child is not imparted to him.