12. Criminal jurisdiction.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) or any other law for the time being in force, the Gram Nyayalaya may take cognizance of an offence on a complaint or on a police report and shall— (a) try all offences specified in Part I of the First Schedule; and (b) try all offences and grant relief, if any, specified under the enactments included in Part II of that Schedule. (2) Without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (1), the Gram Nyayalaya shall also try all such offences or grant such relief under the State Acts which may be notified by the State Government under sub-section (3) of section 14.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Establishment of Gram Nyayalayas.Section 4 · Headquarters of Gram Nyayalayas.Section 5 · Appointment of Nyayadhikari.Section 6 · Qualifications for appointment of Nyayadhikari.Section 7 · Salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Nyayadhikari.Section 8 · Nyayadhikari not to preside over proceedings in which he is interested.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 12 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-07-14. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.