No joint trial of child and person not a child.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Central Act 5 of 1898) or in any other law for the time being in force, no child shall be charged with or tried for any offence together with a person who is not a child. (2) If a child is accused of an offence for which, under section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Central Act 5 of 1898) or any other law for the time being in force, such child and any person who is not a child would, but for the prohibition contained in sub-section (1), have been charged and tried together, the court taking cognizance of that offence shall direct separate trials of the child and the other person. Provided that where the child is illegitimate and an order for his maintenance has been made under section 488 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Central Act 5 of 1898), the competent authority shall not ordinarily make an order for contribution against the putative father, but may order the whole or any part of the sums accruing due under the said order for maintenance to be paid to such person as may be named by the competent authority and such sum shall be paid by him towards the maintenance of the child. (4) Any order made under this section may be enforced in the same manner as an order under section 488 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Central Act 5 of 1898).