Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009

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    "title": "Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009",
    "short_title": "Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009",
    "act_number": "(Bihar Act No. 5 of 2010)",
    "act_year": 2009,
    "act_type": "STATE",
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            "number": "1",
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            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Act\" means Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.\n(b) \"authorised officer\" means any serving officer belonging to Bihar Superior Judicial Service and who is or has been Session Judge/Additional Sessions Judge, nominated by the State Government with the concurrence of the High Court for the purpose of section 13;\n(c) \"Code\" means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; (2 of 1974)\n(d) \"Declaration\" in relation to an offence, means a declaration made under section-5 in respect of such offence;\n(e) \"Offence\" means an offence of criminal misconduct which attracts application of Section-13(1)(e) of the Act either independently or in combination with any other provision of the Act or any of the provision of Indian Penal code. (49 of 1988)\n(f) \"Special Court\" means a Special Court established under section 3; and\n(g) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Code or the Act shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Code or the Act.\nChapter II\nEstablishment of Special Courts",
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            "title": "4. Cognizance of cases by Special Courts.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Declaration of cases to Be dealt with under This Act.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Effect of declaration.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Jurisdiction of Special Court as to Trial of Offences.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Procedure And powers of Special Courts.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Appeal against orders of Special Courts.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Transfer of Cases.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Special Court not bound to Adjourn a Trial.",
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            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Presiding Judge may act on evidence recorded By his Predecessor.",
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            "content": "Chapter III\nConfiscation of Property",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Confiscation of property.",
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            "content": "(a) shall be accompanied by one or more affidavits, stating the grounds on which the belief, that the said person has committed the offence, is founded and the amount of money and estimated value of other property believed to have been procured by means of the offence; and\n(b) shall also contain any information available as to the location for the time being of any such money and other property, and shall, if necessary, give other particulars considered relevant to the context.",
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            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Notice for Confiscation.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Confiscation of property in certain cases.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Transfer To be null And void.",
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            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Appeal.",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Power to take possession.",
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            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Refund of Confiscated money or property.",
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            "content": "Chapter IV\nMiscellaneous",
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            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Notice or Order not to be invalid for error in description.",
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            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Act to be in addition to any other law.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Bar to other Proceedings.",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Power to Make rules.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "25. Notifications under section 3 and declarations under section 5 to be laid.",
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        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Overriding effect.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 13th January, 2020 [bh660]",
        "Act Number": "(Bihar Act No. 5 of 2010)",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2009",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Special Courts Act, 2009",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
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