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CHAPTER-V DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES.

Section 25: 1[Cognizance and trial of offences.]

The Telangana Prohibition Act, 1995

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Telangana (Revenue Department): the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 as in force in the combined State on 2 June 2014, adapted to Telangana under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 by the notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.6, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 06.01.2016, with amendments up to Act No.17 of 2006.

The heading of Chapter IV carries a footnote that cannot be shown with the heading: "Chapter IV consisting of sections 15 and 16 substituted by Act No. 5 of 1997, consisting of section 15."

Notwithstanding anything contained in the code of Criminal Procedure 1973, all offences under this Act, shall be cognizable and provisions of the said code with respect to cognizable offences shall apply to them:

1[Provided that the offences punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years under this Act shall be tried in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Chapter XXI of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.]

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Marginal heading substituted and proviso added to section 25 by Act No.10 of 1996. The said proviso is substituted by Act No.5 of 1997.