law: Children Act, 1960
  14. Special procedure to be followed when neglected child
  
  has parent
  (1) If a person, who
  
  in the opinion of the police officer or the authorized person is a neglected
  
  child, has a parent or guardian who has the actual charge of, or control over,
  
  the child, the police officer or the authorized person may, instead of taking
  
  charge of the child, make a report to the Board for initiating an inquiry
  
  regarding that child.
  (2) On receipt of a
  
  report under sub-section (1), the Board may call upon the parent or guardian to
  
  produce the child before it and to show cause why the child should not he dealt
  
  with as a neglected child under the provisions of this Act and if it appears to
  
  the Board that the child is likely to be removed from its jurisdiction or to be
  
  concealed, it may immediately order his removal (if necessary by issuing a
  
  search warrant for the immediate production of the child) to an observation
  
  home 3[or a place of safety].