law: Children Act, 1960
  33. Circumstances to be taken into consideration in making
  
  orders under the Act
  In making any order in
  
  respect of a child under this Act, a competent authority shall take into
  
  consideration the following circumstances, namely :-
  (a) the age of the
  
  child;
  (b) the circumstances
  
  in which the child is living;
  (c) the reports made
  
  by the probation officer;
  (d) the religious
  
  persuasion of the child;
  (e) such other
  
  circumstances as may, in the opinion of the competent authority, require to be
  
  taken into consideration in the interests of the child:
  Provided that in the case of a
  
  delinquent child, the above circumstances shall be taken into consideration
  
  after the children’s court has recorded a finding against the child that he has
  
  committed the offence:
  Provided further that if no report
  
  of the probation officer is received within ten weeks of his being informed
  
  under section 19, it shall be open to the children's court to proceed without
  
  it.