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Section 5

The West Bengal Special Courts Act, 1950State Act of West Bengal · Act 10 of 1950

(1) A Special Court shall try such offences or classes _of offences or cases or classes of cases, as the State Government may, by general or special order in writing, direct.

(2) No direction shall be made under sub-section (1) for the trial of an offence for which an accused person was being tried at the commencement of this Act before any Court.

but, save as aforesaid, such direction may be made in respect of an offence, whether such offence was committed before or after the commencement of this Act:

Procedure of Special Courts.

Transfer of cases from one Special Court to another.

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ActThe West Bengal Special Courts Act, 1950
Section5
JurisdictionState of West Bengal
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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