(1) The State Government may establish,—
(a) a Directorate of Prosecution in the State consisting of a Director of Prosecution and as many Deputy Directors of Prosecution as it thinks fit; and
(b) a District Directorate of Prosecution in every district consisting of as many Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors of Prosecution, as it thinks fit.
(2) A person shall be eligible to be appointed,—
(a) as a Director of Prosecution or a Deputy Director of Prosecution, if he has been in practice as an advocate for not less than fifteen years or is or has been a Sessions Judge;
(b) as an Assistant Director of Prosecution, if he has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years or has been a Magistrate of the first class.
Assistant Public Prosecutors.
Directorate of Prosecution.
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(a) "ꯔꯦꯒꯨꯂꯔ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯦꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ ꯃꯗꯗꯨ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ ꯠ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤ, ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯀꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯕ,ꯨ ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯀꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯊꯒꯥꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯔꯥꯡ ꯇꯧꯕ;
(b) "ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ, ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕ, ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯀꯧꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯷) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯲) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯳) ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯶) ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯈꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯝꯕ ꯐꯤꯚꯝꯈꯛꯇ ꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯸) ꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯜ ꯒꯕꯔꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠ ꯒꯕꯔꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯁ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁꯤꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ ꯇꯥꯔꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯕꯨꯨ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯅꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯄꯥꯝꯖꯕ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯍꯟꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯹) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯷) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯸) ꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯝꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯀꯧꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗ,ꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯗꯅꯨꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯱꯹. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯖꯤꯂꯥ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯲) ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ ꯔ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯁꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯨꯞ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯍꯦꯟꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯳) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯱) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ (꯲) ꯗ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯚꯤꯖꯟꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯊꯖꯥꯗꯕ ꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅ, ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯩꯇ꯭ ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯗ ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ ꯃꯔꯤꯅꯤꯒꯤ ꯅꯣꯇꯤꯁ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯅꯕ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ:
ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯋꯥꯐꯝꯗꯤ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯅ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯕ꯭ ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯄꯒꯤ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯏ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯫
(a) ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯊꯤꯖꯤꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯁꯔꯨꯛ ꯌꯥꯈ꯭ ꯔꯦ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(b) ꯏꯟꯁꯄꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩ ꯫ ꯲꯰. (꯱) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫
(a) ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ ꯌ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯣꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯁꯤꯗ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔꯁ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟꯅ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ
(b) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛꯠ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯇ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯌꯥꯎꯕ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛꯠ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅ ꯆꯨꯅꯕ ꯈꯟꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯲) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯈꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯂꯩꯒꯅꯤ ꯫
(a) ꯗꯤꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯤꯄꯇꯨꯤ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯥꯃꯉꯥꯗꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ;
(b) ꯑꯦꯁꯤꯁꯇꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯗꯥꯏꯔꯦꯛꯇꯔ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯄ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ꯭ ꯌꯨꯁꯟ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯆꯍꯤ ꯇꯔꯦꯠꯇꯒꯤ ꯇꯥꯗꯅ ꯎꯀꯤꯜ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯐꯔꯁꯠ ꯀ꯭ ꯂꯥꯁꯀꯤ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯫ 9
(3) The Directorate of Prosecution shall be headed by the Director of Prosecution, who shall function under the administrative control of the Home Department in the State.
(4) Every Deputy Director of Prosecution or Assistant Director of Prosecution shall be subordinate to the Director of Prosecution; and every Assistant Director of Prosecution shall be subordinate to the Deputy Director of Prosecution.
(5) Every Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor and Special Public Prosecutor appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) or sub-section (8) of section 18 to conduct cases in the High Court shall be subordinate to the Director of Prosecution.
(6) Every Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor and Special Public Prosecutor appointed by the State Government under sub-section (3) or sub-section (8) of section 18 to conduct cases in District Courts and every Assistant Public Prosecutor appointed under sub-section (1) of section 19 shall be subordinate to the Deputy Director of Prosecution or the Assistant Director of Prosecution.
(7) The powers and functions of the Director of Prosecution shall be to monitor cases in which offences are punishable for ten years or more, or with life imprisonment, or with death; to expedite the proceedings and to give opinion on filing of appeals.
(8) The powers and functions of the Deputy Director of Prosecution shall be to examine and scrutinise police report and monitor the cases in which offences are punishable for seven years or more, but less than ten years, for ensuring their expeditious disposal.
(9) The functions of the Assistant Director of Prosecution shall be to monitor cases in which offences are punishable for less than seven years.
(10) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (7), (8) and (9), the Director, Deputy Director or Assistant Director of Prosecution shall have the power to deal with and be responsible for all proceedings under this Sanhita.
(11) The other powers and functions of the Director of Prosecution, Deputy Directors of Prosecution and Assistant Directors of Prosecution and the areas for which each of the Deputy Directors of Prosecution or Assistant Directors of Prosecution have been appointed shall be such as the State Government may, by notification, specify.
(12) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Advocate General for the State while performing the functions of a Public Prosecutor.
CHAPTER III POWER OF COURTS
21. Subject to the other provisions of this Sanhita,—
(a) any offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 may be tried by—
(i) the High Court; or
(ii) the Court of Session; or
(iii) any other Court by which such offence is shown in the First Schedule to be triable:
Provided that any offence under section 64, section 65, section 66, section 67, section 68, section 69, section 70 or section 71 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall be tried as far as practicable by a Court presided over by a woman;
(b) any offence under any other law shall, when any Court is mentioned in this behalf in such law, be tried by such Court and when no Court is so mentioned, may be tried by—
(i) the High Court; or
(ii) any other Court by which such offence is shown in the First Schedule to be triable.
Courts by which offences are triable.
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(a) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫
(i) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(ii) ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯑꯣꯐ ꯁꯦꯁꯟ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(iii) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯁꯦꯗ꯭ ꯌꯨꯜꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯫ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯴, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯵, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯶, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯷, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯸, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯶꯹, ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯷꯰ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯷꯱ꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯅꯨꯄꯤ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯂꯨꯆꯤꯡꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫
(b) ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕ,ꯨ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯥꯏꯟ ꯑꯁꯤꯗ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯄꯟꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯁꯤꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅ ꯄꯟꯗꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯇꯧꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫
(i) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔꯠ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(ii) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯑꯍꯥꯟꯕ ꯁꯦꯗ꯭ ꯌꯨꯜꯗ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯎꯠꯄ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯫ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯆꯠꯊꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ 10