Section 70 — Provision as to religious and Moral Instructions.

70. 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.