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(꯱) ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔꯠꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ, ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅ, ꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ, ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯃꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗ, ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌ ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯃꯥꯏꯀꯩꯗꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯁꯤꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯅꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯊꯕꯛꯆꯠꯊꯅꯕ, ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯃꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯦꯟꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯅꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜꯀꯦꯄꯤꯇꯦꯜꯇꯦꯔꯤꯇꯣꯔꯤꯑꯣꯐꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯗꯤꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯜꯒꯕꯔ ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯇꯅꯍꯥꯏꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯗꯤꯜꯂꯤꯒ ꯈꯟꯅꯅꯔꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯲) ꯀꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯅꯖꯤꯂꯥꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯐꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯀꯦꯁꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯃꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯦꯟꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯳) ꯖꯤꯂꯥꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯃꯍꯥꯞꯀꯅꯤꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯑꯍꯦꯟꯕꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯃꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯍꯦꯟꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯁꯨꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯈꯟꯒꯠꯂꯕꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯑꯁꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯑꯣꯏꯔꯒꯁꯨ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯃꯥꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯴) ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅ, ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ꯁꯖꯖꯀꯋꯥꯔꯤꯁꯥꯗꯨꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯣꯏꯅꯍꯥꯞꯅꯕꯃꯇꯤꯛꯆꯥꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯕꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯑꯃꯁꯦꯝꯒꯅꯤ꯫ (꯵) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯴) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯃꯃꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯃꯤꯡ ꯌꯥꯎꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯠꯇꯕꯨꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯖꯤꯂꯥꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯈꯟꯕꯌꯥꯗꯦ꯫ (꯶) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯵)ꯀꯤꯋꯥꯔꯣꯜꯅꯥꯊꯦꯏꯔꯒ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯑꯃꯗꯔꯦꯒꯨꯂꯔꯀꯦꯗꯔꯑꯣꯐꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯡꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯐꯝꯗ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯦꯗꯔꯑꯁꯤꯁꯦꯝꯂꯤꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯔꯛꯇꯈꯛꯇꯗꯒꯤꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯃꯈꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯔꯥꯖ꯭ꯌꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯒꯤꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯊꯕꯛꯈꯟꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯦꯗꯔꯑꯁꯤꯗꯃꯇꯤꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯁꯔꯀꯥꯔꯅꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(4) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯤꯛꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯅꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯃꯤꯡꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯦꯅꯦꯜꯗꯒꯤ, ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ ꯑꯦꯗꯤꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯍꯥꯞꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁ ꯭ ꯄꯦꯁ ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯂꯣꯀꯦꯜ ꯖꯨꯔꯤꯁꯗꯤꯛꯁꯟ꯫ ꯑꯦꯛꯖꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯤꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕ꯫ ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯌꯨꯇꯔꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ 8 Explanation.—For the purposes of this sub-section,— (a) "regular Cadre of Prosecuting Officers" means a Cadre of Prosecuting Officers which includes therein the post of Public Prosecutor, by whatever name called, and which provides for promotion of Assistant Public Prosecutors, by whatever name called, to that post; (b) "Prosecuting Officer" means a person, by whatever name called, appointed to perform the functions of a Public Prosecutor, Special Public Prosecutor, Additional Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor under this Sanhita. (7) A person shall be eligible to be appointed as a Public Prosecutor or an Additional Public Prosecutor under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) or sub-section (6), only if he has been in practice as an advocate for not less than seven years. (8) The Central Government or the State Government may appoint, for the purposes of any case or class of cases, a person who has been in practice as an advocate for not less than ten years as a Special Public Prosecutor: Provided that the Court may permit the victim to engage an advocate of his choice to assist the prosecution under this sub-section. (9) For the purposes of sub-section (7) and sub-section (8), the period during which a person has been in practice as an advocate, or has rendered (whether before or after the commencement of this Sanhita) service as a Public Prosecutor or as an Additional Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor or other Prosecuting Officer, by whatever name called, shall be deemed to be the period during which such person has been in practice as an advocate.