The Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
44. Offences tribal
by Special Courts.-
1. Notwithstanding
anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),-
a. the scheduled offence
and the offence punishable under section 4 shall be tribal only by the Special
Court constituted for the area in which the offence has been committed:
Provided that the Special Court, trying a scheduled offence before the
commencement of this Act, shall continue to try such scheduled offence; or
b. a Special Court may,
upon perusal of police report of the facts which constitute an offence under
this Act or upon a complaint made by an authority authorised in this behalf
under this Act take cognizance of the offence for which the accused is
committed to it for trial.
1.
2. Nothing
contained in this section shall be deemed to affect the special powers of the
High Court regarding bail under section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure,
1973 (2 of 1974) and the High Court may exercise such powers including the
power under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of that section as if the reference
to "Magistrate" in that section includes also a reference to a
"Special Court'' designated under section 43.