Cognizance of offences

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(1) No prosecution under this Act or the rules or orders made thereunder shall be instituted except by an Inspector and except with the previous sanction of local authority or any officer authorised by the Government in that behalf. 51-A. Summary disposal of cases
(1) The Court taking cognizance of an offence under this Act shall, unless the offence is an offence under section 47,48 or 49, state upon the summons to be served on the accused person that he—
- (a) may appear by a pleader and not in person; or
- (b) may, by such date prior to the hearing of the charge as may be specified therein, plead guilty to the charge by a registered letter and remit to the Court such sum as the Court may, subject to the minimum and maximum limits of fine prescribed for the said offence, specify.
(2) Where an accused person pleads guilty and remits the sum in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1), no further proceedings in respect of the offence shall be taken against him. 51-B. Offences to be tried by Executive Magistrate Save as provided in section 47, the State Government may confer on an Executive Magistrate, the power of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class or the Second Class for the trial of offences under this Act, and on such conferment of powers, the Executive Magistrate, on whom powers are so conferred shall be deemed to be a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class or the Second Class, as the case may be.

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