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section 8

Procedure and powers of Special Courts

The Meghalaya Special Courts Act, 2014
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  1. (1) A Special Court shall, in the trial of such cases, follow the procedure prescribed by the Code for the trial of cases before a Magistrate.
  2. (2) Save as expressly provided in this Act, the provision of the Code shall, so far as they are not inconsistent with the provision of this Act, apply to the proceedings before a Special Court and for the purpose of the said provisions, the persons conducting a prosecution before a Special Court shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor.
  3. (3) A Special Court may pass, upon any person convicted by it, any sentence authorised by law for the punishment of the offence of which such person is convicted.

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