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(1) No Court shall take cognizance of— (a) any offence punishable under Chapter VII or under section 196, section 299 or sub-section (1) of section 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; or (b) a criminal conspiracy to commit such offence; or (c) any such abetment, as is described in section 47 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government or of the State Government. (2) No Court shall take cognizance of— (a) any offence punishable under section 197 or sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 353 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; or (b) a criminal conspiracy to commit such offence, except with the previous sanction of the Central Government or of the State Government or of the District Magistrate. (3) No Court shall take cognizance of the offence of any criminal conspiracy punishable under sub-section (2) of section 61 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, other than a criminal conspiracy to commit an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term of two years or upwards, unless the State Government or the District Magistrate has consented in writing to the initiation of the proceedings: Procedure for witnesses in case of threatening, etc. Prosecution for offences against State and for criminal conspiracy to commit such offence. Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 69 ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 69 (꯲) ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯱) ꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(a) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯁꯤꯇꯧꯅꯕꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯃꯅꯋꯥꯀꯠꯑꯃꯄꯤꯔꯛꯄꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯂꯩꯉꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯄꯕ꯭ꯂꯤꯛꯁꯔꯕꯦꯟꯠꯑꯁꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯔꯕꯑꯣꯊꯔꯤꯇꯤꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ, ꯋꯥꯀꯠꯑꯗꯨꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯗꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯀꯣꯄꯤꯑꯃꯊꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯌꯥꯒꯅꯤ; ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯅꯃꯗꯨꯐꯪꯂꯕꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗ, ꯋꯥꯀꯠꯑꯗꯨꯗꯃꯈꯥꯒꯤꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯑꯃꯠꯇ ꯂꯧꯔꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯣꯐꯐꯔꯁꯠꯏꯟꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯇꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯆꯠꯊꯕꯑꯗꯨꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯣꯏ꯫ (꯳) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯱) ꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(b) ꯗ, "ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠ" ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯋꯥꯍꯩꯑꯁꯤꯅꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜ, ꯔꯦꯚꯤꯅꯤꯌꯨꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯁꯤꯗꯁꯦꯟꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯜꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁ ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠꯑꯦꯛ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯃꯅꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯁꯦꯝꯈꯤꯕꯇ꯭ꯔꯥꯏꯕ꯭ꯌꯨꯅꯦꯜꯑꯃ ꯌꯥꯎꯋꯤꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯦꯛ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯗꯨꯅꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯂꯕꯗꯤ꯫ (꯴) ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯱) ꯒꯤꯀ ꯭ ꯂꯣꯖ(b) ꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯃꯥꯑꯁꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯍꯥꯟꯅꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯌꯥꯕꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯗꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯪꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯀꯦꯁꯑꯗꯨꯗꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯅꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯅꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇꯦ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯁꯤꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯡꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯂꯩꯕꯑꯆꯝꯕꯑꯁꯦꯡꯕꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯁꯡꯂꯩꯕ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯟꯁꯤꯄꯥꯜꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯄꯤꯔꯕꯗꯤ: (a) ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯃꯥꯗꯒꯤꯍꯦꯟꯅꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯅꯦꯝꯕꯂꯝꯈꯩꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯑꯦꯄꯂꯦꯠꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯁꯤꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯁꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯗꯕꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯣꯏꯒꯅꯤ; (b) ꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯑꯃꯗꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯔꯦꯚꯤꯅꯤꯌꯨꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯇꯁꯨꯍꯥꯏꯖꯔꯛꯄꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯑꯁꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯁꯤꯇꯧꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯀꯦꯁꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯑꯣꯡꯃꯇꯧꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯁꯤꯚꯤꯜꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯔꯦꯚꯤꯅꯤꯌꯨꯀꯣꯔ ꯭ ꯠꯀꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯂꯩꯕꯑꯣꯏꯅꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ꯫