Section 86: Prosecutions

The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948State Act of Bihar · Act 34 of 1948

(1) No prosecution under this Act shall be instituted except by or with the previous sanction of the Insurance Commissioner 5[or of such other officer of the Corporation as may be authorised in this behalf by the 6[Director General of the Corporation]].

7[(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence under this Act.]

(3) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint made in writing in respect thereof 8***.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
Section	86
Marginal note	Prosecutions
Jurisdiction	State of Bihar
Status	In force as published by the source

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