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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Borstal School Act, 1963 Section 7

Courts Empowered to Pass Orders for Detention

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/56267

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Borstal School Act, 1963 Section 7 is part of Borstal School Act, 1963 - Courts Empowered to Pass Orders for Detention. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, but save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, the following Courts shall have power exclusively to pass orders for detention and such other orders that a competent Court is empowered to pass under this Act against young offenders:

(a) a Court of the District Magistrate;

(b) a Court of a Magistrate of the First Class.

(2) The powers conferred on a competent Court by or under this Act shall also be exercised by the High Court and the Court of Session, when the proceeding comes before them in appeal, revision or otherwise.

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What does Borstal School Act, 1963 Section 7 provide?

Section Section 7 of the Borstal School Act, 1963 (Courts Empowered to Pass Orders for Detention) is reproduced on this page as part of the Borstal School Act, 1963. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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