The Collection of Statistics Act, 2008
24. Cognizance of
offences. -
No court shall take
cognizance of any offence under this Act except on a complaint made by the
appropriate Government or an officer authorised in this behalf by such
appropriate Government or, as the case may be, the statistics officer, and no
court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of
the first class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.