ABI Act 10
Section 10 · Inquiry to be made regarding the age before the passing of an order of detention
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Before passing an order of detention under this Act, the High Court, Sessions Judge, Magistrate, as the case may be, shall inquire or cause an inquiry to be made into the question of the age of the person convicted or failing to obey an order to give security under Section 106, or under Section 118 or Section 126-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and after taking such evidence, if any, in regard thereto as may be deemed necessary or proper, shall record a finding thereon.(2)
A similar inquiry shall be made and finding record by every Magistrate not empowered to pass an order of detention under this Act before submitting the record and forwarding the accused to the Sessions Judge as required by sub-sections (2) of Section 5.Your private note on this section
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