Section 29
Jurisdiction of courts.
The Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951
About this Act
An Act to provide for the development and regulation of certain industries.
1[29. Jurisdiction of courts.--(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), no court inferior to that
of a Presidency magistrate or a magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under this
Act.
(2) Any magistrate or bench of magistrates empowered, for the time being, to try in a summary way the offence specified in sub-section (1) of section 260 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898),may, on application in this behalf being made by the prosecution, try in accordance with the provisions contained in sections 262 to 265 of the said Code any offence which consists of a contravention of an order made under section 8G.]
(2) Any magistrate or bench of magistrates empowered, for the time being, to try in a summary way the offence specified in sub-section (1) of section 260 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898),may, on application in this behalf being made by the prosecution, try in accordance with the provisions contained in sections 262 to 265 of the said Code any offence which consists of a contravention of an order made under section 8G.]
Notes
1. Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for sections 25 to 29 (w.e.f. 1-10-1953).