Provision as to religion.

(1) In any case where a child has been committed pursuant to any such order to the care of a person who is not of the religious denomination of the child or who has not given such undertaking as aforesaid, the court which made the order or any court of like jurisdiction shall, on the application of any person in that behalf and when a fit person of the religious denomination of the child is willing to undertake the care of the child, make an order committing him to the care of such fit person and such fit person shall give an undertaking as aforesaid. (2) Where a child is boarded out, or where a child or delinquent child is permitted by licence to live with any other person, the State Government shall select for this purpose a person of the same religion as the child or delinquent child, as the case may be, if such person is available and if no such person is available a person who gives a satisfactory undertaking that the child or delinquent child shall be brought up in accordance with religion of such child or delinquent child, and if no such person is available then another person shall be selected within the provisions of section 48. (3) When a child has been committed to the care of a person who gives an undertaking as aforesaid but the undertaking is not observed the child shall be liable to be removed from the care of such person and dealt with according to the provisions of sub-section (2) of this section. (4) Whenever any person interested in the religion of the child is informed of any attempt at conversion or tampering with his religion he may apply to the court for an enquiry and the court on being satisfied may issue an order removing the said child from the custody of such institution or person and hand over the custody of the child to another fit person or institution.