(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint in writing of an officer of the Commission authorized in this behalf by the Commission. (2) An offence under this Act shall be triable by a court not lower in range than that of the Chief Judicial Magistrate or Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate having jurisdiction.
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint in writing of an officer of the Commission authorized in this behalf by the Commission.<br><br> (2) An offence under this Act shall be triable by a court not lower in range than that of the Chief Judicial Magistrate or Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate having jurisdiction. <br>