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Section 57. Cognizance of certain offences.
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006
In forceAll India (Central Act)
57. Cognizance of certain offences. (1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under Chapter IX save on a complaint made by the Board or by any investigating agency directed by the Central Government. (2) No court inferior to that of a Chief Metropolitan Magistrate or of a Chief Judicial Magistrate shall try any offence punishable under Chapter IX. (3) Every offence punishable under sections 44, 45, 46 and 47 shall be cognizable.