103. Children in magistrate’s court.
A child jointly charged with a person over eighteen years of age may be tried
in a magistrate’s court.
104. Children in the High Court.
(1) A child shall be tried in the High Court for an offence with which
the child is jointly charged with a person over eighteen years of age and for
which only the High Court has jurisdiction.
(2) Where a child is tried jointly with an adult in the High Court, the
child shall be remitted to the family and children court for an appropriate
order to be made if the offence is proved against the child.
(3) In any proceedings before the High Court in which a child is
involved, the High Court shall have due regard to the child’s age and to the
provisions of the law relating to the procedure of trials involving children.
105. Appeals.
An appeal shall lie in a case involving the trial of a child from—
(a) a village executive committee court to a parish and subcounty
executive committee court;
(b) a subcounty executive committee court to a family and children
court;
(c) a family and children court to a chief magistrate’s court;
(d) a chief magistrate’s court to the High Court;
(e) the High Court to the Court of Appeal;
(f) the Court of Appeal to the Supreme Court.
PART XI—MISCELLANEOUS.
106. Decriminalisation of certain offences in relation to children.
The following provisions of the Penal Code Act shall cease to apply to
children—
(a) section 167(1)(b); and
(b) section 168.
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