Section 172: Cognizance of offences.

The Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act, 2010Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 21 of 2010

No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under the Act except upon a complaint in writing made by the Government or any of its officers or the Authority, as the case may be, for this purpose :

Provided that the court may also take cognizance of an offence punishable under the Act upon a report of a police officer filed under section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989.

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Act	The Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act, 2010
Section	172
Marginal note	Cognizance of offences.
Jurisdiction	Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Status	In force as published by the source

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