(1) Save as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, a Committee or a Board while holding any inquiry under any of the provisions of this Act, shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed and subject thereto, shall follow, as far as may be, the procedure laid down in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) for trials in summons cases.
(2) Save as otherwise expressly provided by or under this Act, the procedure to be followed in hearing appeals or revision proceedings under this Act shall be in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 103
Section 103 of the Act defines the procedure in inquiries, appeals, and revision proceedings under the Act, providing that authorities shall follow the procedure of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, subject to child-friendly modifications.
If police bring a minor to the JJB in handcuffs or in uniform, immediately record a formal protest on the order-sheet; the Principal Magistrate is legally obligated under Section 103 to remove the handcuffs and issue a show-cause notice to the escort police.