law: Children Act, 1960
  8. Procedure to be followed by a magistrate not empowered
  
  under the Act
  (1) When any
  
  magistrate not empowered to exercise the powers of a Board or a children's
  
  court under this Act is of opinion that a person brought before him under any
  
  of the provisions of this Act (otherwise than for the purpose of giving evidence)
  
  is a child, he shall record such opinion and forward the child and the record
  
  of the proceeding to the competent authority having jurisdiction over the
  
  proceeding.
  (2) The competent
  
  authority to which the proceeding is forwarded under sub-section (1) shall hold
  
  the inquiry as if the child had originally been brought before it.