law: Children Act, 1960
  41. Punishment for cruelty to child
  (1) Whoever, having
  
  the actual charge of, or control over, a child, assaults, abandons, exposes or
  
  willfully neglects the child or causes or procures him to be assaulted,
  
  abandoned, exposed or neglected in a manner likely to cause such child
  
  unnecessary mental and physical suffering shall he punishable with imprisonment
  
  for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.
  (2) No court shall
  
  take cognizance of an offence punishable under sub-section (1) unless the
  
  complaint is filed with the previous sanction of the Administrator or an
  
  officer authorized by him in this behalf.