Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Special rule of evidence:- Notwithstanding anything contained in the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, when any complain under this Act is made in writing by an person to the prescribed authority, it may b admitted in evidence and the examination of the complainant shall not be obligatory in any trial by a Judicial Magistrate, if such person cannot be found or is incapable of giving evidence.