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Section 8: For section namely

The Scheduled Castes(Preved Castes and the Scheduled Tribesntion of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2015Union territory Act of Chandigarh · Act 1 of 2016

of the principal Act. the following section shall be substituted. Substitution of new SCl;tion for scuion 14.

"14. (1) F r the purpose of providing for speedy trial, the State Government shall. with the co~cuTTenceof the Chief Justice of the High Court, by notification in the Official Gazette, establish an Exclusi ve Special COUli for onc or more Districts:

Provided t1at in Districts where less number of cases under this Act is recorded.

the State Goverjmcnt shall, with the concun'ence of the Chief JustJce of the High Court. by notitlc¥tion in the Official Gazelle, specify [or such Districts, the COUll of Session to be a Special COLUl to try the offences under this Act:

Provided f nher that the Courts so established or specified shall have power to directly rake cog izance of offence~ under this Act.

(2) It shall e the dut)' orthe SL.1.te Govemment to establish adequate nllmber or Couns to ensur that cases under this Act are disposed of within a period of two months, as far a possible.

(3) In eve trial ill the Special Court or the Exclusive Special Court, the proceedings shal be continued from daY-la-day until all the \vilneSses in attendance have been eXilmi ed. unless the Special Court or the Exclusive Special COUlt finds the adjournment of 1 e same beyond the following day to be necessary for reasons to be recorded ill writi g:

Provided t at when the tlial relates ro an offence underthisAct, the trial shall, as far as possible, b completed within a period of two months from the date of filing of the charge sheet".

Special Court and E... clusive Special Court.

Insenion of new seclion

14A.

Appeals.

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ActThe Scheduled Castes(Preved Castes and the Scheduled Tribesntion of Atrocities) Amendment Act 2015
Section8
Marginal noteFor section namely
JurisdictionUnion territory of Chandigarh
StatusIn force as published by the source

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