Section 63, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1Y-ZTB]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 8 June 1996.
63. Cognizance of offences.—(1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act except upon a complaint in writing made by the Gram Panchayat or by an officer authorised by it in this behalf. (2) 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.
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Panchayat: Schedule 2, Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 [S1YXXD] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Panchayat" means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243B of the Constitution for the rural areas
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