Section 74 in Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules, 2014
74. Determination of age.
(1)Whenever an alleged offender who appears to be below the age of 21 years is produced before a Court not being the Board, it shall on the very first date of production question the alleged offender about his age, satisfy itself that he is not a juvenile, make a note of its findings and order immediate transfer of the matter to the Board where necessary.(2)When a juvenile or child or a juvenile in conflict with the law is produced before the Board or the Committee as the case may be, it shall determine and declare his age within a period of thirty days from the date? of such production.(3)The Board or the Committee, as the case may be shall, as far as possible, decide the juvenility or otherwise, on the basis of physical appearance or documents available, if any. Where an inquiry is instituted by the Board or the Committee for determination of age, such inquiry shall be conducted on the basis of following evidence:-(i)the birth certificate issued by a Corporation or a Municipal Committee or any other notified authority; or(ii)the matriculation or equivalent certificate; or(iii)in absence of the certificates mentioned in sub-clauses (i) and (ii) or in case of any contradiction arising therefrom, the authority deciding the age issue may refer the matter to a duly constituted Medical Board, which shall record its findings and submit to the Juvenile Justice Board.(4)All Government Hospitals shall constitute Medical Boards for medical age examination, consisting of a Physiologist, a Dental Examiner and a Radiologist or Forensic Expert, of whom one shall be notified as the Chairperson.(5)All the Members of the Medical Board shall give their individual findings on age, which shall then be forwarded to the Chairperson of the Board to give the final opinion on the age within a margin of one year.(6)The duly constituted Medical Boards shall give their report with the findings on age within 15 days of request being made in this regard.
