CourtMesh

Section 22: Proceeding under Chapter VIII of the Criminal procedure Code not competent against child

The Kerala Children Act, 1972State Act of Kerala · Act 3 of 1973

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Code of Criminal procedure, 1898 (Central Act 5 of 1898), no proceeding shall be instituted and no order shall be passed against a child under Chapter VIII of the said Code.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Kerala Children Act, 1972
Section22
Marginal noteProceeding under Chapter VIII of the Criminal procedure Code not competent against child
JurisdictionState of Kerala
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? The Kerala Children Act, 1972 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.