Section 24
Cognizance of offences.
The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
About this Act
An Act to facilitate the collection of statistics on economic, demographic, social, scientific and environmental aspects, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except
on a complaint made by the appropriate Government or an officer authorised in this behalf by such
appropriate Government or, as the case may be, the statistics officer, and no court inferior to that of a
Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable
under this Act.