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What is Power to appoint special Judges? What are Cases triable by special Judges? Section 3 and 4 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988

Power to appoint special Judges and Cases triable by special Judges are defined under section 3 and 4 of Prevention of Corruption Act 1988. Provisions under these Sections are:

Section 3 of Prevention of Corruption Act "Power to appoint special Judges"

Section 3. (1) The Central Government or the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint as many special Judges as may be necessary for such area or areas or for such case or group of cases as may be specified in the notification to try the following offences, namely:-

(a) any offence punishable under this Act; and

 

 

(b) any conspiracy to commit or any attempt to commit or any abetment of any of the offences specified in clause (a).

(2) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a special Judge under this Act unless he is or has been a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge or an Assistant Sessions judge under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

 

Section 4 of Prevention of Corruption Act "Cases triable by special Judges"

Section 4. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), or in any other law for the time being in force, the offences specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 shall be tried by special Judges only.

(2) Every offence specified in sub-section (1) of section 3 shall be tried by the special Judge for the area within which it was committed, or, as the case may be, by the special Judge appointed for the case, or where there are more special Judges than one for such area, by such one of them as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government.

(3) When trying any case, a special Judge may also try any offence, other than an offence specified in section 3, with which the accused may, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), be charged at the same trial.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), a special Judge shall, as far as practicable, hold the trial of an offence on day-to-day basis.

 

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