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Section 45
Punishment of children

(1) A person who commits an act deemed to be a crime under the law shall not be punished if the age of such act has not reached ten years.
(2) A person who is ten years old or more than ten years old and less than fourteen years old, for committing any offense punishable by law, he shall be reminded and understood without being fined, and whoever commits an offense punishable by imprisonment may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to six months or may be kept in a house of correction for a maximum of one year without imprisonment.
(3) If a person of fourteen years of age or above fourteen years of age and below sixteen years of age commits any offence, he shall be punished with half of the punishment prescribed by law for a person who has reached the age of majority.
(4) If a person of sixteen years of age or above sixteen years of age and below eighteen years of age commits any offense, he shall be punished with two-thirds of the punishment prescribed by law for an adult.
(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (2), (3) and (4), imprisonment shall not be imposed on a child who has not completed the age of sixteen years except for a heinous offence, a serious offense or a misdemeanor.