(1) For every High Court, the Central Government or the State Government shall, after consultation with the High Court, appoint a Public Prosecutor and may also appoint one or more Additional Public Prosecutors, for conducting in such Court, any prosecution, appeal or other proceeding on behalf of the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be:
Provided that for National Capital Territory of Delhi, the Central Government shall, after consultation with the High Court of Delhi, appoint the Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutors for the purposes of this sub-section.
(2) The Central Government may appoint one or more Public Prosecutors for the purpose of conducting any case in any district or local area.
(3) For every district, the State Government shall appoint a Public Prosecutor and may also appoint one or more Additional Public Prosecutors for the district:
Provided that the Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor appointed for one district may be appointed also to be a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor, as the case may be, for another district.
(4) The District Magistrate shall, in consultation with the Sessions Judge, prepare a panel of names of persons, who are, in his opinion fit to be appointed as Public Prosecutors or Additional Public Prosecutors for the district.
(5) No person shall be appointed by the State Government as the Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor for the district unless his name appears in the panel of names prepared by the District Magistrate under sub-section (4).
(6) Notwithstanding anything in sub-section (5), where in a State there exists a regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers, the State Government shall appoint a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor only from among the persons constituting such Cadre:
Provided that where, in the opinion of the State Government, no suitable person is available in such Cadre for such appointment, that Government may appoint a person as Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutor, as the case may be, from the panel of names prepared by the District Magistrate under sub-section (4).
Special Executive Magistrates.
Local Jurisdiction of Executive Magistrates.
Subordination of Executive Magistrates.
Public Prosecutors.
Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 7_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 7 (꯶) ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯀꯝꯃꯤꯁꯅꯔ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯄꯤꯕꯗ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯕꯨ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ ꯉꯝꯂꯣꯏ ꯫ ꯱꯵. ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯀ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯪꯅꯕ ꯁꯨꯄꯔꯤꯟꯇꯦꯟꯗꯦꯟ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯥꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯇꯨꯅ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯆꯨꯅꯒꯅꯤ ꯈꯟꯗꯅꯨ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯜꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯱꯶. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯂꯥꯛꯁꯤꯟ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ, ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯲) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯅ ꯇꯥꯛꯄ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯒꯤ ꯂꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯊꯡꯨꯅ ꯁꯟꯗꯣꯛꯀꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯱꯷. (꯱) ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯟ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛ (ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇꯅ) ꯁꯨ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯖꯦꯅꯔꯦꯜ ꯀꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯣꯜꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯁꯕ-ꯗꯤꯚꯤꯖꯅꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯲) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯇꯝ-ꯃꯇꯝꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯂꯂꯣꯟ-ꯏꯇꯤꯛ ꯄꯤꯊꯣꯛ-ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯤꯊꯣꯛ-ꯄꯤꯁꯤꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯅꯤꯌꯝꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯦꯝꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯱꯸. (꯱) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠꯀ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ, ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗ, ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯗꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯅꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜ ꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯗꯤ ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯲) ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯳) ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯑꯍꯦꯟꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯁꯨ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯴) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ, ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯀ ꯋꯥꯔꯤ ꯁꯥꯗꯅꯨ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯅꯕ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯁꯦꯝꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯵) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯴) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯗ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯗ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯕꯨ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯗꯦ ꯫ (꯶) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯵)ꯀꯤ ꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜ ꯅꯥꯊꯦꯏꯔꯒ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯔꯦꯒꯨꯂꯔ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯗ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇ ꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯑꯗꯝꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯈꯟꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (4) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯗꯒꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁ ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯁꯗꯤꯛꯁꯟ ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯫ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ 8
Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section,—
(a) "regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers" means a Cadre of Prosecuting Officers which includes therein the post of Public Prosecutor, by whatever name called, and which provides for promotion of Assistant Public Prosecutors, by whatever name called, to that post;
(b) "Prosecuting Officer" means a person, by whatever name called, appointed to perform the functions of a Public Prosecutor, Special Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor under this Sanhita.
(7) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (6), only if he has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years.
(8) The Central Government or the State Government may appoint, for the purposes of any case or class of cases, a person who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than ten years as a Special Public Prosecutor:
Provided that the Court may permit the victim to engage an advocate of his choice to assist the prosecution under this sub-section.
(9) For the purposes of sub-section (7) and sub-section (8), the period during which a person has been in practice as an advocate, or has rendered (whether before or after the commencement of this Sanhita) service as a Public Prosecutor or as an Additional Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor or other Prosecuting Officer, by whatever name called, shall be deemed to be the period during which such person has been in practice as an advocate.