Section 185 · Paragraph 176. Action to be taken on receipt of information regarding missing child/girl

When a report of a missing child under 14 years of age or a girl under 16 years of age is received, and the circumstances indicate the crime of kidnapping, the officer in charge of the operation should inform the neighboring police stations and the Superintendent of Police and forward to the Superintendent of Police a list of the minors, along with the direction in which the child/girl may have gone, the information collected, and a list of any person suspected of having abducted the child/girl. The Superintendent will take action to recover the minor as he deems best.
Village police constables should be instructed to report the disappearance of any minor or the arrival of any unknown minor.