The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002
28. Public
Prosecutors.-
1. For
every Special Court, the Central Government or, as the case may be, the State
Government, shall appoint a person to be the Public Prosecutor and may appoint
one or more persons to be the Additional Public Prosecutor or Additional Public
Prosecutors: Provided that the Central Government or, as the case may be, the
State Government, may also appoint for any case or class or group of cases, a
Special Public Prosecutor.
2. A
person shall not be qualified to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an
Additional Public Prosecutor or a Special Public Prosecutor under this section
unless he has been in practice as an Advocate for not less than seven years or
has held any port, for a period of not less than seven years, under the Union
or a State, requiring special knowledge of law.
3. Every
person appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor or a
Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public
Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (u) of section 2 of the Code, and the
provision of the Code shall have effect accordingly.