Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Year: 1974

Enactment Date: 1974-01-25

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 477: Power of High Court to make rules.
    (1) Every High Court may, with the previous approval of the State Government, make rules--
        (a) as to the persons who may be permitted to act as petition-writers in the Criminal Courts subordinate to it;
        (b) regulating the issue of licences to such persons, the conduct of business by them, and the scale of fees to be charged by them;
        (c) providing a penalty for a contravention of any of the rules so made and determining the authority by which such contravention may be investigated and the penalties imposed;
        (d) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed.
    (2) All rules made under this section shall be published in the Official Gazette.
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