(1) If the age of the child is less than ten years at the time of the criminal act, no case shall be prosecuted and he shall not be punished.
(2) If a child between the ages of ten years and above and under the age of fourteen commits a criminal act punishable by a fine, he shall be released on probation and if he commits a criminal act punishable by imprisonment, he shall be imprisoned for up to six months depending on the nature of the offence, or kept in a juvenile correctional home for a maximum of one year without imprisonment.
(3) If a child of fourteen years of age or above and below sixteen years of age commits any criminal act, he shall be punished with half of the punishment imposed on a person who has reached the age of majority according to law.
(4) If a child of sixteen years of age or above and eighteen years of age or below commits any criminal act, he shall be punished with two-thirds of the punishment for a person who has reached the age of majority according to law.
(5) The Juvenile Court, considering the age, sex, maturity, nature of the criminal act and the circumstances in which such act was committed, of the child who has been sentenced under sub-section (2), (3) or (4), may postpone the punishment imposed on him or not, or As a punishment, any suitable decision will be made below:-
(a) To remind and explain to children about good human behavior by any family member or guardian,
(b) getting the child to undergo orientation by the institution or person providing the service,
(c) Providing individual, group or family psychosocial counseling services,
(d) To keep a member of the family, guardian, school, service provider or institution under the supervision of a person or institution for a certain period of time, subject to prescribed conditions,
(e) Referral of children to age-appropriate community services, specifying the nature and duration of services (f) Make him stay in a juvenile correctional home for a period not exceeding the sentence imposed on him.
(6) If any person teaches, pressures, induces, tempts or by any means induces a child to commit a criminal act, teaches, pressures, induces, etc.A person who commits or causes to commit such an act will be punished according to the law as if he committed the crime himself.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this section, the punishment of a child who has not completed sixteen years of age shall not be punishable with imprisonment except for a felony, serious offense or misdemeanor.