Section 72
Authority for prosecutions under certain sections of Act.
The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Post Offices in India.
No court shall take cognizance of
an offence punishable under any of the provisions of sections 51,53,54, clauses (a) and (b),
55,56,58,59,61,64,65,66 and 67 of this Act, unless upon complaint made by order of, or under authority
from, the Director General or a Post Master General.