Commission of Sati (Prevention) Act, 1987
9. Trial of offences under this Act
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
Code, all offences under this Act shall be triable only by a Special Court
constituted under this section.
(2) The State Government shall, by
notification in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more Special Courts for
the trial of offences under this Act and every Special Court shall exercise
jurisdiction in respect of the whole or such part of the State as may be
specified in the notification.
(3) A Special Court shall be presided over by
a Judge to be appointed by the State Government with the concurrence of the
Chief Justice of the High Court.
(4) A person shall not be qualified for
appointment as a Judge of a Special Court unless he is immediately before such
appointment, a Sessions Judge or an Additional Sessions Judge in any State.