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Section 24: Cognizance of offences.

The Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.Central Act · Act 30 of 2005

(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence committed by a member of a credit information company and punishable under section 23 except upon a complaint in writing made by an officer of the credit information company generally or specially authorised in writing in this behalf by the credit information company or if so directed by the Reserve Bank so to do and no court other than that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any court superior thereto shall try any such offence.

Explanation.--For the purposes of this sub-section, "member of a credit information company" shall mean a member referred to in section 15.

(2) No court shall take cognizance of any offence committed by a credit information company punishable under section 23 except upon a complaint in writing made by an officer of the Reserve Bank generally or specially authorised in writing in this behalf by the Reserve Bank and no court other than that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any court superior thereto shall try any such offence.

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ActThe Credit Information Companies (Regulation) Act, 2005.
Section24
Marginal noteCognizance of offences.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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