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    "title": "The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1983",
    "short_title": "The Code of Criminal Procedure (Bihar Amendment) Act, 1983",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "2. Amendment of Section 24 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act II of 1974) in its application to the State of Bihar.",
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            "content": "\"(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (5) wherein a State there exists a regular cadre of Prosecuting Officers, the State Government may also appoint a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor from among the persons constituting such cadre.\"",
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