(1) When trying any offence, a Designated Court may also try any other offence with Which the accused may, under the Code, be charged at 1*ie sartie trial if the Offence is connected with such other offence.
(2) If, in the course of any trial under this Ordinance of any offence, it is found that the accused person has committed any other offence under this Ordinance or any rule thereunder or under any other law, the Designated Court may convict such person of such other offence and pass any sentence authorised by this Ordinance or such rule or, as the case may be, such other law, for the punishment thereof.
Power of Designated Courts •with respect to other offences.
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12. (I) For every Designated Court, the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government shall appoint a person to be the Public Prosecutor and may appoint one or more persons to be the Additional Public Prosecutor or Additional Public Prosecutors:
Provided that the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State Government, may also appoint for any case or class or group of cases a Special Public Prosecutor.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor under this section unless he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than seven years or has held any post, for a period of not less than seven years, under the Union or a State, requiring special knowledge of law. i
(3) Every person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of Clause (u) of section 2 of the Code, and the provisions of the Code shall have effect accordingly.