Power of Central Government to appoint company prosecutors Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the Central Government may appoint generally, or for any case, or in any case, or for any specified class of cases in any local area, one or more persons, as company prosecutors for the conduct of prosecutions arising out […]

Mediation and Conciliation Panel (1) The Central Government shall maintain a panel of experts to be called as the Mediation and Conciliation Panel consisting of such number of experts having such qualifications as may be prescribed for mediation between the parties during the pendency of any proceedings before the Central Government or the Tribunal or the Appellate Tribunal under this Act. (2) Any of the

Compounding of certain offences (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), any offence punishable under this Act (whether committed by a company or any officer thereof) 1[not being an offence punishable with imprisonment only, or punishable with imprisonment and also with fine], may, either before or after the institution of any prosecution, be

Transitional provisions Any offence committed under this Act, which is triable by a Special Court shall, until a Special Court is established, be tried by a 1[Court of Session or the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, as the case may be] exercising jurisdiction over the area, notwithstanding anything contained in

Offences to be non-cognizable (1) Notwithstanding anything in the Code ofCriminal Procedure, 1973 every offence under this Act except the offences referred to in sub-section(6) of section 212 shall be deemed to be non-cognizable within the meaning of the said Code. 1[(2) No court shall take cognizance of any offence under this Act which is alleged to have been

Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 shall apply to the proceedings before a Special Court and for the purposes of the said provisions, the Special Court shall be 1[deemed to be a Court of Session or the court

Appeal and revision The High Court may exercise, so far as may be applicable, all the powers conferred by Chapters XXIX and XXX of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on a High Court, as if a Special Court within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the High Court were a Court of Session

Offences Triable by Special Courts (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973,— (a) 1[all offences specified under sub-section (1) of section 435] shall be triable only by the Special Court established for the area in which the registered office of the company in relation to which the offence is committed or where there are more Special

Establishment of Special Courts (1) The Central Government may, for the purpose of providing speedy trial of 2[offences under this Act, except under section 452, by notification] establish or designate as many **Special Courts as may be necessary. (2) A **Special Court shall consist of— (a) a single judge holding office as Session Judge or Additional Session Judge, in

Transfer of Certain Pending Proceedings (1) On such date as may be notified by the Central Government in this behalf,— (a) all matters, proceedings or cases pending before the Board of Company Law Administration (herein in this section referred to as the Company Law Board) constituted under sub-section (1) of section 10E of the Companies