Power to appoint Special Judges

Power to appoint Special Judges.-(1) The Government may, by notification in the Government Gazette, appoint as many Special Judges as may be necessary for such area or areas as may be specified in the notification to try the following offences, namely :-

1. (a) an offence punishable under section 161, section 165 or section 165-A of the Ranbir Penal Code, 1989 (XII of 1989), or sub-section

1. (2) of section 5 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2006 (XIII of 2006) ;
   • (b) any conspiracy to commit or any attempt to commit or any abetment of any of the offences specified in clause (a).
2. (2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Special Judge under this Act unless he is, or has been, a Session Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or an Assistant Sessions Judge under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1989 (XXIII of 1989).