Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

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Section 32

Special Public Prosecutors

Chapter 7: Special Courts

1) The State Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint a Special Public Prosecutor for every Special Court for conducting cases only under the provisions of this Act.

(2) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under sub-section (1) only if he had been in practice for not less than seven years as an advocate.

(3) Every person appointed as a Special Public Prosecutor under this section shall be deemed to be a Public Prosecutor within the meaning of clause (u) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)and provision of that Code shall have effect accordingly.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (Act No. 32 of 2012). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.

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