Procedure and powers of Special Courts

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Statutory text

(1) A Special Court may, with a view to obtaining the evidence of any person supposed to have been directly or indirectly concerned in, or privy to, an offence, tender a pardon to such person on condition of his making a full and true disclosure of the whole circumstances within his knowledge relative to the offence and to every other person concerned whether as principal or abettor in the commission thereof. (2) Every person accepting a tender of pardon made under sub-section (1) shall be examined as a witness in the trial. (3) The Special Court may, subject to the other provisions of this Act, exercise all the powers of a Court of Session under the Code.

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