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Not withstanding an,.thing contained in section 29 of the Code ofCriminal Procedure, 1973; it shall be lawful for any Court of a Magistrate ofthe fiIst class to pass any sentence authorized by this Act in exercise of its power under the said section. 63 . Every member and every officer and other employee of the State Uftan and Country Ptaruring Board and every Local P lanning Authority /Sub-divisional Planning Au- thority shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning ofsection 21 ofthe Indian Penal Code.