Section 25:
Jurisdiction.
(1) Offences punishable under this Act shall be triable in the Presidency-towns, by
a Presidency Magistrate, and elsewhere by a Magistrate of the first class, or by a Magistrate of the second
class who has been specially empowered by the 32[Central Government] in this behalf.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Local Government".