In section 9 of the Principal Act,-
(i) for sub-section (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(3) All alleged acts of land grabbing shall be tried only by the Special Court constituted for the area in which the land is situated, or where there are more Special Courts than one for such area, by such one of them as may be specified in this behalf by the Government.”
(ii) in sub-section (5), for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:- “(b) the Special Court may, if it thinks fit, try in a summary manner any offence under this Act:
Provided that, if the Special Court is of the opinion that there are no sufficient grounds for proceeding, the Court shall dismiss the complaint or drop further proceedings and in every such case it shall briefly record reasons.
Provided further that, the course of the trial of summons case relating to an offence under this Ordinance, it appears to the special Court that in the interests of justice, the offence shall be tried in accordance with the procedure for trial of warrant cases, the special Court may proceed to re-hear the case in the manner provided by the code of Criminal procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) for the trial of warrant-cases and may recall any witness who may have been examined.”