Bar of suits and prosecutions

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Statutory text

(1) No Civil Court shall try any suit against the Government in respect of anything done, or alleged to have been done, in pursuance of this Act, and except with the previous sanction of the Government, no magistrate shall take cognizance of any charge made against any Excise or Police Officer under this Act, or any charge made against any other person under this Act, unless the suit or prosecution is institute within one month after the date of the act complained of.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Act or in any other law in force for the time being, when any Excise or Police Officer of any rank is accused of any offence alleged to have been committed by him while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty, no court shall take cognizance of such offence, except with the previous sanction of the Government under section 197 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 as applicable in the State of Mizoram.

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