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The criminal] jurisdiction of a Gram Panchayat ms "Shall be confined to ‘the trial of offence; Specified in [Schedule I-A]. Additional power 39, Every Panchayat With enhanced Powers, and every — Pancha- Adalti Panchayat Shall have j ave Jurisdiction to try— (2) any other offence, not punishable With imprison- ment for more than two years, which Govern- ment may by notification; Ceclare to be triable by such Panchayats. Jurisdiction, ete. 40), (1) For the Purpose of decidi : . ee, eciding w er an thee alls within the jurisdiction of a [* 5 Paces yt 1siOns Section 9 : Tocedure, 1898. sh $179 to 182 of the Coda o f-Criminal 18 all apply, V of 2) 3 P wt . . Cous ) {EAI Panchayat Shall be deemed to be Criminal —____HEn trying g criminal cage. ‘Substituted Yaron ee fOr" Schedule M by Punjab Act No, XLy, vp f 1953, Section 8, The word “Gram” Omitted b Y Punjab Act No. *Substi tuted for the Words XLI of 1953, section 17, “The Gram » by ibid, Section 18, © Scanned with OKEN Scanner ~~ 1953 : Pb, Act IV] CiRAM PANCHAYAT 169 4i, Any magistrate before whom a complaint or panchayat 18 brought or who takes cognizance of an such offence upon his own knowledge or suspicion shall ‘ransfer the proceedings to *[a] Panchayat of competent jurisdiction : Provided that a *[Chief Judicial Magistrate] may ror reasons to be recorded in writing transfer any criminal case from one ** * Panchayat to another ‘f * ] Panchayat of competent jurisdiction or to another court subordinate to him. eg,