Section Text
( 1 ) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on complaint by, or with the previous sanction in writing of, an Inspector.
( 2 ) No Court below that of a Presidency Magistrate or of a Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.
STATE AMENDMENT
1Himachal Pradesh :
In Section 105, in sub-section (2), omit the words " of a Presidency Magistrate or".
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1.Vide Himachal Pradesh A.L.O. 1948 (w.e.f. 25-12-1948).