Gujarat High Court Criminal Manual (subordinate court practice), 1977
The provisions of section 70 of the Bombay Children Act and section 68 of the Saurashtra Children Act prohibit institution of any proceedings or passing of any orders under Chapter VIII of the Code of Criminal Procedure against a child. The Magistrates should satisfy themselves by medical or other evidence as to the age of any person against whom proceedings under the same Chapter are instituted, if they have reason to believe that such person is, or such a person appears to be a child as defined in the said Act. Police reports or private complaints some time do not state the age of the person. The Magistrate shall invariably insist the age being stated in the proceedings and shall delete the name of such person who is a child under the said Acts.