Section 6
Place of sitting.
The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984
About this Act
An Act to provide for the speedy trial of certain offences in terrorist affected areas and for matters connected therewith.
A Special Court may, if it considers it expedient or desirable so to do, sit for any
of its proceedings at any place, other than the ordinary place of its sitting, in the State in which it is
established:
Provided that if the Public Prosecutor certifies to the Special Court that it is in his opinion necessary for the protection of the accused or any witness or otherwise expedient in the interests of justice that the whole or any part of the trial should be held at some place other than the ordinary place of its sitting, the Special Court may, after hearing the accused, make an order to that effect unless, for reasons to be recorded in writing, the Special Court thinks fit to make any other order.
Provided that if the Public Prosecutor certifies to the Special Court that it is in his opinion necessary for the protection of the accused or any witness or otherwise expedient in the interests of justice that the whole or any part of the trial should be held at some place other than the ordinary place of its sitting, the Special Court may, after hearing the accused, make an order to that effect unless, for reasons to be recorded in writing, the Special Court thinks fit to make any other order.