Section 44: Powers and jurisdiction of Gram Panchayat over criminal offences

The Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994State Act of Punjab · Act 9 of 1994

(1) Gram Panchayat shall exercise powers and shall have jurisdiction over matters laid down in Schedule II.

(2) For the purpose of deciding wheth~r an offence falls within the jurisdiction of a Gram Panchayat, the provisions of sections 178 to 181 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall apply.

(3) A Gram Panchayat shall be deemed to be criminal court when trying criminal cases.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994
Section	44
Marginal note	Powers and jurisdiction of Gram Panchayat over criminal offences
Jurisdiction	State of Punjab
Status	In force as published by the source

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