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Section 26: Persons who may be present before competent authority

Tripura children Act 1982State Act of Tripura · Act 7 of 1983

(1) Save as provided in this Act, no person shall be present at any sitting of a competent authority, except—

(a) any officer of the competent authority, or

(b) the parties to the inquiry before the competent authority, the parent or guardian of the child and other persons directly concerned in the inquiry including police officers and legal practitioners, and

(c) such other persons as the competent authority may permit to be present.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if at any stage during an inquiry a competent authority considers it to be expedient in the interest of the child or on grounds or decency or morality that any person including the police officers, legal practitioners, the parent, guardian or the child himself should withdraw, the competent authority may give such direction, and if any person refuses to comply with such direction, the competent authority may have him removed and may, for this purpose, cause to be used such force as may be necessary.

(3) No legal practitioner shall be entitled to appear before the Board in any case or proceedings before it, except with the special permission of the Board.

Where this provision sits

ActTripura children Act 1982
Section26
Marginal notePersons who may be present before competent authority
JurisdictionState of Tripura
StatusIn force as published by the source

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