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No Court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act of the rules made thereunder except on a complaint in writing made by any prescribed authority. ________________________________________________________________________ * Amended vide Act No: 7 of 1983 w.e.f 11-12-1983 and published in Extraordinary Gazette Part-II No. 30 dated 31-12-1983. 465 Offences under section 18A to be cognizable *[12A. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), an offence under section 18A shall be deemed to be a cognizable offence within the meaning of that Code]. Penalty for molestation of debtor *[13. Whoever molests or abets the molestation of any debtor for the recovery of any loan shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months but not less than three months: Provided that the court may, in addition to such imprisonment, impose fine which may extend to one thousand rupees]. Power to cancel licences, etc.