law: Children Act, 1960
  24. No joint trial of child and person not a child
  (1) Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in 12[section 223 of the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973] or in any other law for the time being in force, no child
  
  shall be charged with or tried for, any offence together with a person who is
  
  not a child.
  (2) If a child is
  
  accused of an offence for which under 12[section 223 of the Code of Criminal
  
  Procedure, 1973] or any other law for the time being in force, such child and
  
  any person who is not a child would, but for the prohibition contained in
  
  sub-section (1), have been charged and tried together, the court taking
  
  cognizance of that offence shall direct separate trials of the child and the
  
  other person.