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For Section 26 of the principal Act, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:-
"26. Cognizance of offences by courts.-- (1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act or any rules or regulations or bye-laws made thereunder, save on a complaint made by the Central Government or State Government or the Securities and Exchange Board of India or a recognised stock exchange or by any person.
(2) No court inferior to that of a Court of Session shall try any offence punishable under this Act."