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Section 438. Application of Code to proceedings before Special Court
Effective form 18-05-2016

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 deemed to be a Court of Session deemed to be a Court of Session or the court of Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, as the case may beSubstituted vide Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 dated 03.01.2018, Effective from 7th May,2016.
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  and the person conducting a prosecution before a Special Court shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor.

Commencement Notification dated 07/05/2018


Enforcement Notification S.O. 1795(E) dated 18/05/2016


The Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Effective from 03.01.2018)