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Notwithstanding anything contained in section 190 of the [Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),] no court other than that of a [Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial [Magistrate of the first class]] shall take cognizance of, or try, any offence under this Act. Subs. by Act 2 of 1978, sec. 4, for the words "Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898". Subs. by Act 2 of 1978, sec. 4, for certain words. Subs. by Act 19 of 1938, sec. 3, for "District Magistrate".