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    Question

    Which section of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

    empowers the special judges to try the offence in a summary way?
    A Section 4 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Section 5 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Section 6 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Section 7 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Section 6 Power to try summarily - Where a special Judge tries any offence specified in sub-section (1) of section 3, alleged to have been committed by a public servant in relation to the contravention of any special order referred to in sub-section (1) of section 12A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 or of an order referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (2) of that section, then, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 5 of this Act or section 260 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the special Judge shall try the offence in a summary way, and the provisions of sections 262 to 265 (both inclusive) of the said Code shall, as far as may be, apply to such trial

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