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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary con- under Chap. tained in the Code of Criminal · Procedure, 1898 5 of 1898 ter VIII of d' h ll b · • d d d the Criminal no procee mg s a e mst1tute an no or er Procedure shall be Passed against a child un ~er Chapter VIII of Code not Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, by the said court. competent against child. NoJom ttrial 24.(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sec- ofchiid and tion 239 of the Code of Crim:nal Procedure, 1898, 5of1898 pe~son not a or any other Jaw for thr time being in force, child. no child shall be charged with or tried for any offence together with person who is not a child. (2) If a child is accused of an offence for which under section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, or any other law for the time being 5 of 1898 in force, such child and any person who is not a child would . but for the prohibition contained in sub- !lection (1), have been charged and rited together, the court taking cognisance of that offence shall direct se- parate trials of the child and the other person. .. .... 77 ~emov~I of