Section 520 — Cognizance of offences
Old Act equivalent: Section 292 of IT Act 1961 Sub-part: Chapter XXIII—Miscellaneous
Statutory Text
- No court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act. Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 and section 401 of Bharatiya Nagarik Sura- ksha Sanhita, 2023, not to apply.
Provisos
None.
Explanations
None.
Tables
None.
Key Structure
- Applies to: Courts trying offences under the Act.
- Conditions: No court inferior to Judicial Magistrate of first class shall try any offence.
- Time limits: None.
- Monetary limits: None.
- Exceptions: None.
Cross-References
- Section 401
Amendment Notes
None noted from the extracted pages.