Section 41 — Production of neglected children before the Board.

41. Production of neglected children before the Board - (1) If any police
officer, or other person authorised by the Government in this behalf by general
or special order, (hereafter in this Chapter referred to as the ‘authorised
person’) is of opinion that a person is apparently a neglected child, such police
officer or authorised person may take charge of that child for bringing him
before a Board.

(2) When information is given to an officer incharge of a police station
about any neglected child found within the limits of such station, he shall enter
in a book to be kept for the purpose, the substance of such information and
take such action thereon as he deems fit and if such officer does not propose to
take charge of the child, he shall forward a copy of the entry made and a report
of the action taken to the Board.

(3) Every child taken charge of under sub-section (1) shall be brought
before the Board within a period of twenty-four hours of taking such charge
excluding the time necessary for the journey from the place where the child
had been taken charge of to the Board.

(4) Every child taken charge of under sub-section (1) shall, unless he
is kept with his parent or guardian, be sent to a place of safety, not being a
police station, until he can be brought before the Board.