Emigration Act, 1983
27. Previous sanction of Central Government
necessary.-
No prosecution shall be instituted against any
person in respect of any offence under this Act without the previous sanction
of the Central Government or such officer or authority as may be authorized by
that Government by order in writing in this behalf.
Provided that no sanction shall be required when an offence has been committed in respect of an emigrant or an intending emigrant and the complaint is filed by such emigrant on intending emigrant, or on behalf of such emigrant or intending emigrant, by the father, mother, husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister or guardian o such emigrant or intending emigrant or is such emigrant or intending emigrant is a member of a joint Hindu family, by the manager of that family.