Section 440. Transitional provisions | Companies Act Integrated Ready Reckoner|Companies Act 2013|CAIRR
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Section 440. Transitional provisions
Effective from 18/05/2016

Any offence committed under this Act, which is triable by a Special Court shall, until a Special Court is established, be tried by a Court of Session 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 the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973:

Provided that nothing contained in this section shall affect the powers of the High Court under section 407 of the Code to transfer any case or class of cases taken cognizance by a Court of Session Court of Session or the court of Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, as the case may be under this section.

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)


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