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Power of Labour Court and Industrial Court in respect of criminal case—(1) In respect of offences punishable under this Act or any of specified in Schedule n-A, a Labour Court shall have all the powers Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974) of a Judicial Magistrate of the First Class and in the trial of every such offence shall follow the procedure laid down in Chapter XXI of the said Code for summary trial and the rest of such provisions of the Code shall, so far as may be, apply to the trial. (2) In respect of offences punishable under this Act or any of the specified in Schedule II-A, the Industrial Court shall have all the powers of the High Court under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (No. 2 of 1974). 64-A. Saving of inherent powers of Industrial Court and Labour Court-Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to limit or otherwise affect the inherent powers of the Industrial Court and the Labour Court to make such orders as may be necessary for the ends of justice or to prevent abuse of the process of these Courts.]