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Section 27 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
27.Jurisdiction in the case of juveniles.-
Any offence not punishable with death or imprisonment for life, committed by any person who at the date when he appears or is brought before the Court is under the age of sixteen years, may be tried by the Court of a Chief Judicial Magistrate, or by any Court specially empowered under the Children Act, 1960,(60 of 1960) or any other law for the time being in force providing for the treatment, training and rehabilitation of youthful offenders.
Related Sections
- Section 4: Trial of offences under the Indian Penal Code and other laws
- Section 209: Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
- Section 157: Procedure for investigation
- Section 393: Finality of judgments and orders on appeal
- Section 387: Judgments of subordinate Appellate Court
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