https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171739 An arbitral tribunal is not a "Court" for the purposes of Section 195 of the Criminal Procedure Code unless the statute constituting it expressly declares it to be one. Section 195(3) is a restrictive definition, and that legislative declaration is a condition precedent to invoking the complaint mechanism under Section 340 for offences affecting public justice. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not so declare an arbitral tribunal, and Section 27, which permits court assistance in taking evidence, does not expand the tribunal's status into a court under Section 195. Earlier authorities to the contrary were distinguished or disapproved. en-us Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:47:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171739 An arbitral tribunal is not a "Court" for the purposes of Section 195 of the Criminal Procedure Code unless the statute constituting it expressly declares it to be one. Section 195(3) is a restrictive definition, and that legislative declaration is a condition precedent to invoking the complaint mechanism under Section 340 for offences affecting public justice. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 does not so declare an arbitral tribunal, and Section 27, which permits court assistance in taking evidence, does not expand the tribunal's status into a court under Section 195. Earlier authorities to the contrary were distinguished or disapproved. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171739