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( 1 ) No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act, except on a complaint made by the Controlling Authority or an Inspector or by any officer of the State Government authorised by it in this behalf. ( 2 ) No Court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence punishable under this Act.