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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 13

Restriction on trial of offences.—

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Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 13 is part of Official Secrets Act, 1923 - Restriction on trial of offences.—. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) No Court (other than that of a Magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the 4 [appropriate Government] which is inferior to that of a District or Presidency Magistrate shall try any offence under this Act.

(2) If any person under trial before a Magistrate for an offence under this Act at any time before a charge is framed claims to be tried by the Court of Session, the Magistrate shall, if he does not discharge the accused, commit the case for trial by that Court, notwithstan ding that it is not a case exclusively triable by that Court.

(3) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act unless upon complaint made by order of, or under authority from, the 5 [appropriate Government] 6 *** or some officer empowered by the 4 [appropriate Government] in this behalf. 7 * * * * *

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What does Official Secrets Act, 1923 Section 13 provide?

Section Section 13 of the Official Secrets Act, 1923 (Restriction on trial of offences.—) is reproduced on this page as part of the Official Secrets Act, 1923. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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