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Section 16. Offences to be cognizable.
The Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
In forceAndaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Tripura and West Bengal (State Act)
16. Offences to be cognizable. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), every offence under this Act shall be cognizable.