law: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 
  20. Special provision
  
  in respect of pending cases.- 
  Notwithstanding anything contained in this
  
  Act, all proceedings in respect of a juvenile pending in any court in any area
  
  on the date on which this Act comes into force in that area, shall be continued
  
  in that court as if this Act had not been passed and if the court finds that
  
  the juvenile has committed an offence, it shall record such finding and instead
  
  of passing any sentence in respect of the juvenile, forward the juvenile to the
  
  Board which shall pass orders in respect of that juvenile in accordance with
  
  the provisions of this Act as if it had been satisfied on inquiry under this
  
  Act that a juvenile has committed the offence.
  Provided that the Board may, for any adequate
  
  and special reason to be mentioned in the order, review the case and pass
  
  appropriate order in the interest of such juvenile.
  Explanation.- In all pending cases including
  
  trial, revision, appeal or any other criminal proceedings in respect of a
  
  juvenile in conflict with law, in any court, the determination of juvenility of
  
  such a juvenile shall be in terms of clause (l) of section 2, even if the
  
  juvenile ceases to be so on or before the date of commencement of this Act and
  
  the provisions of this Act shall apply as if the said provisions had been in
  
  force, for all purposes and at all material times when the alleged offence was
  
  committed.
  Inserted vide Juvenile Justice (Care and
  
  Protection of Children) Amendment Act, 2006, section 14