Act Number: 37

Act Name: The Census Act, 1948

Year: 1948

Enactment Date: 1948-09-03

Long Title: An Act to provide for certain matters in connection with the taking of census.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Home

Section 13A: Certain offences to be cognizable and triable summarily.
    1 [13A. Certain offences to be cognizable and triable summarily.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973 (2 of 1974), no police officer or court shall take cognizance of any offence under part (a), (b) or (c) of sub-section (1) of section 11, except upon information received from or on a complaint made by, as the case may be, the Director of Census Operations or any officer authorised by him in this behalf.
     (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (2 of 1974), every offence punishable under part (a), (b) or (c) of sub-section (1) of section 11 may be tried summarily.]
Notes:
1 Ins. by s. 10, ibid.
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