No Court inferior to that of a 1[Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the first class] 2***, shall try, whether under this Act or under any other law, any act or omission which constitutes an offence under this Act.
Source footnotes
1 Subs. by s. 11, ibid., for certain words.2. The words and letter "or in a Part B State, Magistrate corresponding to magistrate of second class" omitted by Adaptation of Laws (No. 3) Order, 1956
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 2A · Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to Jammu and Kashmir.Section 3 · Central Government to take census.Section 4 · Appointment of census staff.Section 4A · Staff of every local authority to be made available for taking census.Section 5 · Status of census authorities as public servants.Section 6 · Discharge of duties of census-officers in certain cases.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 18 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2018-03-21. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.