d) Lastly, if under the first and second columns, documents are not available, then reference to medical board and holding of an ossification test comes into play. 12. In the present case, there being birth certificate from the school available and that too a government primary school, we do not find any reason to doubt its correctness and all the more when it has been duly proved in the inquiry before the Trial Court. Thus, the objections raised by the learned counsel for the State are liable to be rejected. 13. The next question is as to what relief the appellant can be granted in view of the fact that he has been held to be a child and that too below 16 years of age under the 2015 Act. In this context Section 9 of the 2015 Act would be relevant. The same is reproduced hereunder: “9. Procedure to be followed by a Magistrate who has not been empowered under this Act.— (1) When a Magistrate, not empowered to exercise the powers of the Board under this Act is of the opinion that 12

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