LawgistThe Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act
8Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
(1) When trying any scheduled offence, a Special Court may also try any offence other than the scheduled offence with which the accused may, under the Code, be charged at the same trial if the offence is connected with the scheduled offence.
(2) If, in the course of any trial under this Act, it is found that the accused person has committed any offence, the Special Court may, whether such offence is or is not a scheduled offence, convict such person of such offence and pass any sentence authorised by law for the punishment thereof.
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All sections
- 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Declaration of terrorist affected area
- 4 Establishment of Special Courts
- 5 Composition and appointment of Judges of Special Courts
- 6 Place of sitting
- 7 Jurisdiction of Special Court
- 8 Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences
- 9 Public Prosecutors
- 10 Procedure and powers of Special Courts
- 11 Power of Supreme Court to transfer case
- 12 Protection of witnesses
- 13 Power to transfer cases to regular courts
- 14 Appeal
- 15 Modified application of certain provisions of the Code
- 15A Abolition of certain Special Courts
- 16 Overriding effect of Act
- 17 Delegation
- 18 Power to make rules
- 19 Saving
- 20 Amendment of Act 1 of 1872
- 21 Repeal and saving
