Section 264: Determination of age

(1) Where the age of a person is in issue in any criminal proceedings, the court may determine the question by taking into account one or both of the following:
(a) the apparent physical appearance of the person concerned;
(b) any evidence, in relation to the age of the person concerned, received by the court in accordance with the provisions of the Evidence Act, the Child Rights Act, or any other law in force.
(2) The evidence of a witness, who is not an expert within the meaning of section 68 of the Evidence Act, 2011, shall be admissible for the purpose of this section.
(3) An order or judgment of the court shall not be invalidated by any subsequent proof that the age of the person has not been correctly stated to the court, and the age presumed or declared by the court to be the age of that person shall, for the purpose of this Act, be deemed to be the true age of that person.