section 12
Criminal jurisdiction.
The Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008General200840 sections8 chapters
Chapter III JURISDICTION, POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF GRAM NYAYALAYA
Statutory text
- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) or any other law for the time being in force, the Gram Nyayalaya may take cognizance of an offence on a complaint or on a police report and shall—
- (a) try all offences specified in Part I of the First Schedule; and
- (b) try all offences and grant relief, if any, specified under the enactments included in Part II of that Schedule.
- (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Gram Nyayalaya shall also try all such offences or grant such relief under the State Acts which may be notified by the State Government under sub-section (3) of section 14.
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