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Procedure in case of commission of offence by child and determination of age by Special Court
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012Criminal201248 sections9 chapters
Chapter VIII PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF SPECIAL COURTS AND RECORDING OF EVIDENCE
Statutory text
- (1) Where any offence under this Act is committed by a child, such child shall be dealt with under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
- (2) If any question arises in any proceeding before the Special Court whether a person is a child or not, such question shall be determined by the Special Court after satisfying itself about the age of such person and it shall record in writing its reasons for such determination.
- (3) No order made by the Special Court shall be deemed to be invalid merely by any subsequent proof that the age of a person as determined by it under sub-section (2) was not the correct age of that person.
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