Section 20: Effect of order of committal

20. Effect of order of committal (1) An institution to whose care a juvenile is committed under section 19 shall, while the order is in force, have the same control over the juvenile as the parent or the guardian and shall be responsible for his maintenance, and the juvenile shall continue in the care of that institution notwithstanding that he is claimed by his parent or guardian or any other person. (2) Any person who knowingly— (a) assists or induces a juvenile to escape from the institution to whose care he has been committed; or (b) harbours or conceals a juvenile who has escaped from the institution under paragraph (a) or prevents him from returning to it, shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 5,000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 months. [S. 20 amended by Act 15 of 1998.]