State Act
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Section 172. Cognizance of offences.
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR WATER RESOURCES (REGULATION AND MANAGEMENT) ACT, 2010
In forceJammu and Kashmir (State Act)
172. Cognizance of offences. No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under the Act except upon a complaint in writing made by the Government or any of its officers or the Authority, as the case may be, for this purpose : Provided that the court may also take cognizance of an offence punishable under the Act upon a report of a police officer filed under section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Samvat 1989.