law: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000
  18. No joint
  
  proceeding of juvenile and person not a juvenile.-
  1.     
  
    Notwithstanding
  
  anything contained in section 223 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of
  
  1974) or in any other law for the time being in force, no juvenile shall be
  
  charged with or tried for any offence together with a person who is not a
  
  juvenile.
  2.     
  
    If
  
  a juvenile is accused of an offence for which under section 223 of the Code of
  
  Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) or any other law for the time being in
  
  force, such juvenile and any person who is not a juvenile would, but for the
  
  prohibition contained in sub-section (1), have been charged and tried together,
  
  the Board taking cognizance of that offence shall direct separate trials of the
  
  juvenile and the other person.