Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall apply to the proceedings before a Special Court and for the purposes of the said provisions, the Special Court shall be [deemed to be a Court of Session or the court of Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, as the case may be,] and the person conducting a prosecution before a Special Court shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor.
Section 438: Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court.
The Companies Act, 2013Central Act · Act 18 of 2013
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Companies Act, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Section | 438 |
| Marginal note | Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Judgments citing it | 1 |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted, Act 1 of 2018. . Subs. by Act 1 of 2018, s. 87 for "deemed to be a Court of Session" (w.e.f. 7-5-2018).
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CA/238/2024 of OFFICIAL LIQUIDATOR OF Vs MR SHASHANK MOHANLAL SHAHHigh Court of Karnataka · 2026-01-09
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