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11/11/2024
Laws of Bangladesh

The Children Act, 1974

( ACT NO. XXXIX OF 1974 )

No joint trial of child and adult
6. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 239 of the Code or any other law for the time being in force, no child shall be charged with, or tried for, any offence together with an adult.
 
 
 
 
(2) If a child is accused of an offence for which under section 239 of the Code or any other law for the time being in force such child but for the provisions of sub-section (1) could have been tried together with an adult, the Court taking cognizance of the offence shall direct separate trials of the child and the adult.

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