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1 [60A.Procedure to be followed by Magistrate.--
(1)In all trials for offences under this Act, the Magistrate shall follow theprocedure prescribed in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, for the trial ofsummary cases in which an appeal lies:
Providedthat if in respect of any case, the Magistrate for reasons to be recorded inwriting, decides that it is not desirable to follow such procedure, he shallfollow the procedure prescribed in Chapter XX or Chapter XXI of the said Codeaccording as the case is a summons case or a warrant case.]
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1.Inserted by Act 1of 1971 w.e.f. 07.08.1970.