Section 23. Cognizance of Offences.
(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under the Act, except on a complaint made by the Authority or any officer authorized by it in this behalf.
(2) No Court inferior to that of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punishable under the Act.
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