Section 9. Cognizance of offence

9. (1) Any offence committed under section 4 (1) (a) (b) (c) (d) shall be cognizable and non-bailable and offence committed under section 4 (1) (e) shall be cognizable and bailable.
(2) All offences under this Act shall be tried by a competent Court not below the rank of a Judicial Magistrate of the 1st Class and shall be tried in the manner as provided in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.