Section 33 — Cognizance of offences.

33. Cognizance of offences.—(1) No Court inferior to that of a Presidency Magistrate or a 

Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence under this Act. 

(2) No Court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act, unless complaint thereof 

has been made by, or with the previous sanction of, the Registrar or, in the case of an offence 

under section 32, by the person to whom the copy was given, within six months of the date on 

which the offence is alleged to have been committed. 

 

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1. Subs. by Act 38 of 1964, s. 2, for “officer” (w.e.f. 1-4-1965).