The Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to provide for the speedy trial of certain offences in terrorist affected areas and for matters connected therewith.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 22)
Section 1 to Section 10 (10 Sections)
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Terrorist Affected Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1984. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir*. (3) It shall be dee...
Definitions.
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Code" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974); (b) "'High Court", in relation to a Special Court, means...
Declaration of terrorist affected area.
(1) If the Central Government is of the opinion that offences of the nature specified in the Schedule are being committed in any area by terrorists on such a scale and in such a ma...
Establishment of Special Courts.
(1) For the purpose of providing for speedy trial of scheduled offences committed in a judicial zone, the Central Government may establish, by notification, a Special Court in rela...
Composition and appointment of Judges of Special Courts.
(1) A Special Court shall be presided over by a judge to be appointed by the Central Government with the concurrence of the Chief Justice of the High Court. (2) The Central Governm...
Place of sitting.
A Special Court may, if it considers it expedient or desirable so to do, sit for any of its proceedings at any place, other than the ordinary place of its sitting, in the State in ...
Jurisdiction of Special Court.
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code or in any other law, a scheduled offence committed in a judicial zone in a State at any time during the period during which such ...
Powers of Special Courts with respect to other offences.
(1) When trying any scheduled offence, a Special Court may also try any offence other than the scheduled offence with which the accused may, under the Code, be charged at the same ...
Public Prosecutors.
(1) For every Special Court, the Central Government shall appoint a person to be the Public Prosecutor and may appoint one or more persons to be the Additional Public Prosecutor or...
Procedure and powers of Special Courts.
(1) A Special Court may take cognizance of any scheduled offence, without the accused being committed to it for trial, upon receiving a complaint of facts which constitute such off...
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