Jurisdiction of Special Courts

Jurisdiction of Special Courts

1. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code, every offence punishable under this Act shall be triable only by the Special Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed, or as the case may be, by the Special Court constituted for trying such offence under section 8.
2. (2) If, having regard to the exigencies of the situation prevailing in a State, the Government of the State notifies more than one Special Court for any area, it may, by order, designate one of such Special Courts as the principal Special Court and define the matters triable by each of them.