Establishment of Special Courts enables speedy trial of LLP Act offences with specified judicial composition and appointment controls. The Central Government may, by notification, establish or designate Special Courts for speedy trial of LLP Act offences. Special Courts shall consist of a single Judge who is a Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge for offences punishable with imprisonment of three years or more, or a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first class for other offences, appointed with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court. Existing designated courts are deemed Special Courts until new ones are established, and ordinary Sessions or Magistrate courts may try such offences in the interim despite the criminal procedure code.
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Establishment of Special Courts enables speedy trial of LLP Act offences with specified judicial composition and appointment controls.
The Central Government may, by notification, establish or designate Special Courts for speedy trial of LLP Act offences. Special Courts shall consist of a single Judge who is a Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge for offences punishable with imprisonment of three years or more, or a Metropolitan Magistrate or Judicial Magistrate of the first class for other offences, appointed with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court. Existing designated courts are deemed Special Courts until new ones are established, and ordinary Sessions or Magistrate courts may try such offences in the interim despite the criminal procedure code.
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