Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987 : PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF SPECIAL COURTS Indian Bare Acts :

Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987,1988

Act No : 3

Section : PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF SPECIAL COURTS

SECTION 11: PROCEDURE AND POWERS OF SPECIAL COURTS

(1) A Special Court may take cogniaznce of any offence, without the accused being committed to it for trial, upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such offence, or upon a police report of such facts.

(2) Subject to the other provisions of this Act, a Special Court shall, for the purpose of the trial of any offence, have all the powers of a Court of Session and shall try such offence as if it were a Court of Session, so far as may be, in accordance with the procedure prescribed in the Code for trial before a Court of Session.