law: Children Act, 1960
  35. Reports to be treated as confidential
  The report of the
  
  probation officer or any circumstance considered by the competent authority
  
  under section 33 shall be treated as confidential:
  Provided that the competent
  
  authority may, if it so thinks fit, communicate the substance thereof to the
  
  child or his parent or guardian and may give such child, parent or guardian an
  
  opportunity of producing such evidence as may be relevant to the matter stated
  
  in the report.