Establishment of Special Courts

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.... may be necessary. (2) A Special Court shall consist of- (a) a single judge holding office as Session Judge or Additional Session Judge, in case of offences punishable under this Act with imprisonment of two years or more; and (b) a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, in the case of other offences, who shall be appointed by the Central Gover....

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....ent of Special Courts 435. (1) The Central Government may, for the purpose of providing speedy ^1[trial of offences punishable under this Act with imprisonment of two years or more], by notification, establish or designate as many Special Courts as may be necessary. ^2[Provided that all other offences shall be tried, as the case may be, by a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial ....