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( 1 ) Offences under sections 24, 25, 26 and 27 shall be cognizable and non-bailable. ( 2 ) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), no Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act except upon a complaint, in writing, made by a person authorized in this behalf by the Council.