Trial of offences under this Act.-

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974), all offences under this Act shall be triable by a Court of Session specified by the High Court by notification in the Official Gazette.

(2) The Court of Session so notified may take cognizance of any offence without the accused being committed to it for trial upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitutes such offence, or upon a police report of such facts.

(3) When trying any offence under this Act, the notified Court of Session may also try any other offence with which the accused may, under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act No. 2 of 1974), be charged at the same trial if the offence is connected with such other offence.

(4) If, in the course of any trial of any offence under this Act, it is found that the accused person has committed any other offence under this Act or any other law, the notified Court may convict such person also of such other offence and pass appropriate sentence authorized by that law.