Act Number: 66

Act Name: The Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957

Year: 1957

Enactment Date: 1957-12-28

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the Municipal Government of Delhi.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of States

Section 467: Prosecutions.
    1[467. Prosecutions.---Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no court shall proceed to the trial of any offence,---
         (a) under sub-section (5) of section 313 or section 332 or sub-section (1) of section 333 or sub-section (1) of section 334 or section 343 or section 344 or section 345 or section 347 except on the complaint of or upon information received from, such officer of 2[3[the Corporation]], not being below the rank of a Deputy Commissioner, as may be appointed by the Administrator;
         (b) under sub-section (1) of section 317 or sub-section (1) of section 320 or sub-section (1) of section 321 or sub-section (1) of section 325 or section 339, if any such offence was committed in relation to any street which is a public street, except on the complaint of, or upon information received from, such officer of 2[3[the Corporation]], not being below the rank of a Deputy Commissioner, as may be appointed by the Administrator;
         (c) other than those specified in clauses (a) and (b), except on the complaint of, or upon information received from, 4 [the Commissioner, or a person authorised by him] by a general or special order in this behalf.]
Notes:
1. Subs. by Act 42 of 1984, s. 12, for section 467 (w.e.f. 10-12-1985).
2. Subs.by Delhi Act 12 of 2011, s. 2, for "the Corporation" (w.e.f. 13-1-2012).
3. Subs. by Act 10 of 2022, s. 2, for "a Corporation"(w.e.f. 22-5-2022).
4. Subs. by Act 67 of 1993, s. 113, for certain words and brackets (w.e.f. 1-10-1993).
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