Section 36:
Cognizance of offences.
(1) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under
this Act except upon a complaint made by, or with the previous sanction in writing of the Chief Inspector
or an Inspector within three months of the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to
the knowledge of the Inspector:
Provided that where the offence consists of disobeying a written order made by the competent
authority, the Chief Inspector or an Inspector, complaint thereof may be made within six months of the
date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.
(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.