Vidhi Codex

section 197A

Prosecution of Rulers of former Indian States

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1989
Criminal1989605 of 612 sections available
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Chapter XV OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURT IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

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A. Prosecution of Rulers of former Indian States.-(1) in this section-

  1. (a) "former Indian State" means any such Indian State as the Government of India may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify for the purposes of this section; "Ruler" in relation to a former Indian State, means the person who for the time being is recognized by the President as the Ruler of that State for the purposes of the constitution of India.
  1. (2) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence alleged to have been committed by the Ruler of a former Indian State except with the previous sanction of the Government of India.

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