section 57
Cognizance of certain offences
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006Infrastructure200663 sections10 chapters
Chapter X MISCELLANEOUS
Statutory text
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under Chapter IX save on a complaint made by the Board or by any investigating agency directed by the Central Government. (2) No court inferior to that of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or of a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall try any offence punishable under Chapter IX. (3) Every offence punishable under sections 44, 45, 46 and 47 shall be cognizable.
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