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Section 495: Special Courts

The Income-tax Act, 2025Central Act · Act 30 of 2025

Special Courts.

. (1) The Central Government, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, may, for trial of offences punishable under this Chapter, by notification, designate one or more courts of Judicial Magistrate of the first class as Special Court for such area or areas, or for such cases or class or group of cases, as specified in the notification.

(2) For the purposes of this section, the expression "High Court" means the High Court of the State in which a Judicial Magistrate of first class designated as Special Court was functioning immediately before such designation.

(3) While trying an offence under this Act, a Special Court shall also try an offence, other than an offence referred to in sub-section (1), with which the accused may, under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023), be charged at the same trial.

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ActThe Income-tax Act, 2025
Section495
Marginal noteSpecial Courts
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source

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