(1) No court other than the court of a Magistrate of the first class shall take cognizance of, or try an offence under this Act. (2) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint in writing of an officer empowered by rules made in this behalf.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(1) No court other than the court of a Magistrate of the first class shall take cognizance of, or try an offence under this Act.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(2) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint in writing of an officer empowered by rules made in this behalf. <br>