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Protection.–– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for anything in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Ordinance or an order made under it. 1[8. Appointment and jurisdiction of Special Judges. ––(1) For the trial of offences punishable under section 3-A or section 3-B read with section 3-A, the Government may appoint as Special Judges having jurisdiction throughout the State, such persons who have for a period of not less than one year exercised the powers of a Sessions Judge under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1989, or who have, for a period of not less than four years, exercised enhanced powers of 2[Judicial Magistrate] of the first class under section 30 of the said Code or who have, for a period of not less than ten years, practised at the Bar. (2) A Special Judge shall try any offence punishable under section 3-A or section 3-B read with section 3-A which the Government, by general or special order in writing, direct to be tried by him and may hold his sittings for the trial of any case in any place fixed by the Government.