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Section 69(1)

69. (1) No Magistrate shall take congnizance of an offence punishable -
(a) under section 53, 54 55 or 61 except on his own knowledge or suspicion or on the complaint or report of an Excise officer.
(b) under section 56, 57, 58 or 64 except on the complaint or report of a Collector or other officer empowered under sub-section (2) of Section 42 to investigate the case; or
(c) under clause (d) and (e) of section 62 except with the sanction of the District Collector.