Court of Session designated as Special Court under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002 - Area specified for trial of offence punishable under section 4 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002. - S.O. 372(E). - Prevention of Money-Laundering

MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE) NEW DELHI DATED 5-2-2016 S.O. 372(E). -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 43 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (15 of 2003) and in supersession of the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue numbers S.O. 841 (E), dated the 1st June, 2006, S.O. 1901(E), dated the 3rd November, 2006, S.O. 309(E), dated the 2nd March, 2007, S.O. 447(E), dated the 11th February, 2009, S.O. 1159 (E), dated the 23rd May, 2012 and S.O. 1435(E), dated the 28th June, 2012, and in consultation with the Chief Justices of respective High Courts, the Central Government hereby designates the Court(s) of Session, as mentioned in the Table below, as Special Court(s) for the area(s) specified in the said Table against the said courts, for trial of offences punishable under section 4 of the said Act, namely:- TABLE Sl. No. State or Union Territory Court of Session designated as Special Court under the Prevention of Money laundering Act, 2002. Area specified for trial of offence punishable under section 4 of the Prevention of Money-laundering Act, 2002 (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 [1. Andhra Pradesh Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam Sessions Divisions of Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, West Godavari, Chittoor, Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and East Godavari and Metropolitan Sessions Divisions of Visakhapatnam and Krishna District.] 2. Arunachal Pradesh Court of District and Sessions Judge, West Sessions, Yupia, Arunachal Pradesh. The entire State of Arunachal Pradesh. 11 [ 3. Assam Court of Special Judge, Assam, Guwahati. The State of Assam. Court of Additional Central Bureau of Investigation Court No. 1, Assam, Guwahati. The State of Assam. Court of Additional Central Bureau of Investigation Court No. 2, Assam, Guwahati. The State of Assam. Court of Additional Central Bureau of Investigation Court No. 3, Assam, Guwahati. The State of Assam. ] 12 [ 4. Bihar District and Sessions Judge, Patna Districts of Patna, Bhojpur, Buxar, Kaimur, Rohtas, Nalanda, Jamui, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, Banka, Bhagalpur (17 districts). Additional District and Sessions Judge-XVI, Patna Districts of Begusarai, Khagaria, Saran, Siwan, Gopalganj, East Champaran, Muzaffarpur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Vaishali, West Champaran, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur, Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, Araria, Katihar, Kishanganj, Purnea (21 districts). ] 2 [5. Chhattisgarh Court of IVth Additional District Judge, Raipur, Chhattisgarh Entire State of Chhattisgarh] 6. Gujarat Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural). The entire State of Gujarat. 7. Goa Additional District Judge and Additional Sessions Judge, Mapusa. The entire State of Goa. 5 [ 8. Haryana Sessions Judge, Ambala. Revenue Districts of Ambala, Kaithal, kurukshetra, Panchkula and Yamunanagar. Sessions Judge, Gurgaon. Revenue Districts of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mewat, Narnaul and Rewari. Special Judge, Central Bureau of Investigation, Haryana, Panchkula. Whole State of Haryana. Court of Additional Session Judge-I, Panchkula. Panchkula, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind Palwal, Karnal, Charkhi Dadri Mahendragarh, Panipat, Rohtak, Sonipat and Sirsa. ] 9. Himachal Pradesh Sessions Court, Shimla. Districts Shimla, Kinnaur, Solan and Nahan of Himachal Pradesh. Sessions Court, Dharmshala. Districts Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur and Una of Himachal Pradesh. Sessions Court, Mandi. Districts Mandi, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and Bilaspur of Himachal Pradesh. 10. Jammu and Kashmir Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu. The entire province of Jammu. Court of Special Judge, CBI, Jammu. The entire province of Jammu. Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Srinagar. The entire province of Kashmir. Court of Special Judge, CBI, Srinagar. The entire province of Kashmir. 11. Jharkhand 1 st Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi. Sessions Division of Ranchi. The Court of Special Judge-I, CBI (ACB), Ranchi. The entire State of Jharkhand. 9 [ 12. Kerala The Principal Sessions Court at Ernakulam (Kochi). Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Idukki, Kottayam and Ernakulam. The Principal Sessions Court at Kozhikode (Calicut). Thrissur, Palallad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasaragod. Additional Special Sessions Court for SPE/CBI cases, Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha and Kottayam. Special Court for SPE/CBI Cases-I / Special Court for cases investigated by NIA, Ernakulam Entire state of Kerala. Special Court for SPE/CBI Cases-II / Special Court for cases investigated by NIA, Ernakulam Entire state of Kerala. Additional Special Sessions Court (SPE/CBI Cases)-III, Ernakulam Additional Special Sessions Court (SPE/CBI Cases)-III, Ernakulam ] 8 [ 13. Karnataka Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru City Bengaluru City, Bengaluru Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu-Madikeri Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara and Yadgiri XXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Bengaluru City, Bengaluru Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara and Yadgiri XXXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Bengaluru City, Bengaluru Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara and Yadgiri XLVI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Bengaluru City, Bengaluru Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara and Yadgiri XLVII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru Bengaluru City, Bengaluru Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri Chikkaballapur, Ramanagara and Yadgiri III Additional District and Sessions Judge, District Court Complex, Bavutagude, Mangalore-31 Bagalkot District, Belgaum District, Bellary District, Bidar District, Bijapur District, Gadag District, Haveri District, Devanagare District, Dharwad District, Gulbarga District, U.K. Karwar District, Koppal District, Raichur District Dakshin Kannada (Mangalore District), Udupi District ] 14. Maharashtra All Judges, City Civil Court and Additional Sessions Judges, Greater Bombay. Area comprising Greater Bombay and judicial districts of Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Dhule Nashik, Nandurbar, Pune, Kolhapur, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Aurangabad, Jalna, Latur, Beed, Nanded, Osmanabad and Parbhani. The Sessions Judge and all the Additional Sessions Judges at Nagpur. Area comprising the judicial districts of Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Nagpur, Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Wardha, Yavatmal, Washim 15. Madhya Pradesh Sessions Court, Indore. Indore, Dhar, Jhabua, Khargone, Barwani, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Ujjain, Dewas, Ratlam, Shajapur, Mandsaur, Neemuch., Gwalior, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Datia, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind, Sagar, Damoh, Panna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh Sessions Court, Bhopal. Bhopal, Sehore, Raisen, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Betul, Hoshangabad, Harda. Sessions Court, Jabalpur. Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat, Rewa, Shahdol, Anuppur, Umaria, Sidhi, Satna, Katni. 16. Manipur Court of the District and Sessions Judge, Manipur East, Imphal. District of Imphal West, Imphal East and Ukhrul. Court of the District and Sessions Judge, Manipur West, Imphal. District of Thoubal Bishnupur, Churachandpur, Chandel, Senapati and Tamenglong. 17. Meghalaya Court of Sessions Judge, Meghalaya, Shillong. The entire State of Meghalaya. 18. Mizoram Court of 1st Additional District and Sessions Judge, Aizawl. The entire State of Mizoram. 19. Nagaland Court of District and Sessions Judge, Dimapur. The Entire State of Nagaland. 6 [ 20. Odisha Court of Sessions, Khurda at Bhubaneswar. The entire State of Odisha. Court of Special Judge (Central Bureau of Investigation), Bhubaneswar. The entire State of Odisha ] 5 [ 21. Punjab Court of Sessions Judge, Jalandhar. Revenue Districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Tarn Taran. Court of Special Judge-I and II, CBI, Punjab, Mohali. Whole state of Punjab. Court of Additional Sessions Judge-I, Jalandhar. Ferozepur, Moga, Pathankot and Ludhiana. Court of Additional Sessions Judge-I, Mohali. Mohali, Patiala, Rupnagar, Fatehgarh Sahib, Sangrur, Barnala, Mansa, Bathinda, Muktsar, Fazilka and Faridkot. ] 7 [ 22. Rajasthan Court of Special Judge, CBI No. 3, Jaipur. The entire state of Rajasthan. ] 3 [23. Sikkim Court of District and Sessions Judge (East) at Gangtok Entire State of Sikkim.] 24. Tamil Nadu Principal District Judge, Chennai. Districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Perambalur, Nagapattinam, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Viluppuram, any other proposed new districts. Principal District Judge, Madurai. Districts of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Madurai, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Theni, Sivaganga, Pudukottai, Tanjore, Tiruchi and Karur. VIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai. Districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Perambalur, Nagapattinam, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Viluppuram, any other proposed new districts. IX Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai. Districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Perambalur, Nagapattinam, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Viluppuram, any other proposed new districts. XII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai. Districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Perambalur, Nagapattinam, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Viluppuram, any other proposed new districts. XIII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai. Districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Perambalur, Nagapattinam, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Viluppuram, any other proposed new districts. XIV Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Chennai. Districts of Ariyalur, Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Erode, Kanchipuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, The Nilgiris, Perambalur, Nagapattinam, Salem, Tiruppur, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Tiruvarur, Vellore, Viluppuram, any other proposed new districts. II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Madurai. Districts of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Madurai, Dindigul, Ramanathapuram, Virudhunagar, Theni, Sivaganga, Pudukottai, Tanjore, Tiruchi and Karur. 10 [ 25. Telangana Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Cyberabad The entire State of Telangana Court of Principal Special Judge for trial of CBI cases, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of I Additional Special Judge for trial of CBI cases, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of II Additional Special Judge for trail of CBI cases, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of III Additional Special Judge for trail of CBI cases, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of I Additional Special Judge for SPE ACB cases at Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of Special Judge for trial of cases under Economic Offences- cum-XXII Addl. Chief Judge, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of I Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judges, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of II Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judges, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of IV Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judges, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of VII Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judges, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana Court of VIII Addl. Metropolitan Sessions Judges, Hyderabad The entire State of Telangana ] 26. Tripura Court of the District and Sessions Judge, West Tripura, Agartala. The entire State of Tripura. 27. Uttar Pradesh Court of Session, Lucknow . Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Baghpat, Bijnor, Budaun, Bareilly, Bahraich, Barabanki, Bulandshahr,Etah, Etawah, Firozabad, Farrukhabad,Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hapur (new District) Hardoi, Hathras, JyotibaPhule Nagar, Kannauj, Kanpur Nagar, Kanpur Dehat, Kasganj(New District) Lakhimpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Mathura, Mainpuri, Meerut, Muzzafar Nagar, Pilibhit, Rampur, Rai Bareilly, Sambhal(New District), Shahjahanpur, Shamli(New District), Sitapur, Saharanpur, Unnao. Court of Session, Allahabad. Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Azamgarh, Ballia, Amethi, Banda, Basti, Balrampur, Chandauli, Chitrakoot, Deoria, Faizabad, Fatehpur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, Ghazipur, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Jalaun, Jaunpur, Kaushambhi, Kushinagar, Lalitpur, Maharajganj, Mau, Mirzapur, Mahoba, Pratapgarh, Sravasti, Sidharthnagar, Sultanpur, SantKabir Nagar, Sonebhadra, Sant Ravi Das Nagar, Varanasi. 28. Uttarakhand District and Sessions Judge, Dehradun. The entire State of Uttarakhand. 29. West Bengal Court of Chief Judge, City Sessions Court, Calcutta. The entire State of West Bengal. Court of Special Judge, CBI, Court No.1, Bichar Bhavan, Calcutta with effect from 1st January, 2015. The entire State of West Bengal. 30. Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Court of District and Sessions Judge, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The entire Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 5 [ 31. Union Territory of Chandigarh Sessions Judge, Chandigarh. Revenue District of Chandigarh. Special Judge (Central Bureau of Investigation), Chandigarh. Revenue District of Chandigarh. ] 32. Union Territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli District and Sessions Judge, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The entire Union Territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. 33. National Capital Territory of Delhi All Courts of Session or Additional Sessions Judges in Delhi. In respect of their respective Districts in National Capital Territory. 34. Union Territory of Lakshadweep Sessions Court, Kavarathy. The entire Union Territory of Lakshadweep. 35. Union Territory of Puducherry Chief Judge, Pondicherry. The entire Union Territory of Puducherry. [F.NO.C-18015/3/2013-AD.ED], ------------------------- Notes:- 1. Substituted vide F. No. C-18015/3/2013-Ad.ED - S.O. 966(E) - Dated 27-3-2017, before it was read as, 1. Andhra Pradesh Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam. Sessions Divisions of Krishna, Vijayawada (Metropolitan area), Guntur, Prakasam and West Godavari, Chittoor, Anantapur, Cuddapah, Kurnool and Nellore, Sessions Divisions of Vishakhapatnam, Metropolitan Sessions Division of Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and East Godavari. 2. Substituted vide F. No. C-18015/3/2013-Ad.ED - S.O. 966(E) - Dated 27-3-2017, before it was read as, 5. Chhattisgarh IV Additional District Judge, Raipur. Civil Districts Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Dakshin Bastar Dantewara, Bastar at Jagdalpur of Chhatisgarh, Bilaspur, Korba, Kabirdham (Kawardha) of Chhattisgarh, Raigarh, Jashpur, Surguja at Ambikapur of Chattisgarh. 3. Substituted vide F. No. C-18015/3/2013-Ad.ED - S.O. 966(E) - Dated 27-3-2017, before it was read as, 23. Sikkim Sessions Judge (East and North). The entire State of Sikkim. 4. Substituted vide F. No. C-18015/3/2013-Ad.ED - S.O. 1420(E) - Dated 5-5-2017 , before it was read as, 25. Telangana Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad. Sessions Divisions of Hyderabad, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Warangal and Khammam. Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Cyberabad. Sessions Divisions of Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda. Court of Principal Special Judge for trial of CBI cases, Hyderabad. Sessions Divisions of Hyderabad, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Warangal and Khammam. 5. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 473(E) dated 19-01-2021 before it was read as 8. Haryana Sessions Judge, Ambala. Revenue Districts of Ambala, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Panchkula and Yamunanagar. Sessions Judge, Gurgaon. Revenue Districts of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Mewat, Narnaul and Rewari. Special Judge, CBI, Haryana, Panchkula. Whole State of Haryana. 21. Punjab Court of Sessions Judge, Jalandhar. Revenue Districts of Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Nawanshahr and Tarn Taran. Court of Special Judge, CBI, Punjab, Patiala. Entire State of Punjab. 31. Union Territory of Chandigarh Sessions Judge, Chandigarh. Revenue District of Chandigarh. 6. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 472(E) dated 19-01-2021 before it was read as 20. Odisha Court of Sesions, Khurda at Bhubaneshwar. The entire State of Orissa. 7. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 779(E) dated 19-02-2021 before it was read as 22. Rajasthan Special Court(Communal Riots), Jaipur. The entire State of Rajasthan. 8. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. S.O. 794(E) DATED 22-02-2021 before it was read as 13. Karnataka Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore City. Bangalore City, Bangalore Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri. XXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore. Bangalore City, Bangalore Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri. XXXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore. Bangalore City, Bangalore Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri. XLVI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore. Bangalore City, Bangalore Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri. XLVII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore. Bangalore City, Bangalore Rural District, Tumkur District, Kolar District, Mandya District, Hassan District, Chikmagalur District, Chitradurga District, Mysore District, Chamarajanagar, Shimoga District, Kodagu- Madikeri. III Additional District and Sessions Judge, District Court Complex, Bavutagude, Mangalore-31. Bagalkot District, Belgaum District, Bellary District, Bidar District, Bijapur District, Gadag District, Haveri District, Devanagere District, Dharwad District, Gulbarga District, U.K. Karwar District, Koppal District, Raichur District, Dakshin Kannada (Mangalore District), Udupi District. 9. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 1648 (E) dated 15-04-2021 before it was read as 12. Kerala The Principal Sessions Court at Ernakulam (Kochi). Thiruvananthapuram District, Kollam District, Pathanamthitta District, Alappuzha District, Idukki District, Kottayam District, Ernakulam District. The Principal Sessions Court at Kozhikode (Calicut). Thrissur District, Palallad District, Malappuram District, Kozhikode District, Wayanad District, Kannur District, Kasarogod District. 10. Substituted vide Notification No. S.O. 4042(E) dated 16-08-2022 before it was read as, 4 [25. Telangana Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad Sessions Divisions of Hyderabad, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar Medak, Warangal and Khammam. Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Cyberabad Sessions Divisions of Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy, Mahabubnagar and Nalgonda Court of Principal Special Judge for trial of CBI cases, Hyderabad. All Sessions Divisions of Telangana State in respect of the Prevention of Money- Laundering Act, 2002 cases arising out of investigations conducted/ Charge Sheets filed by CBI .] 11. Substituted Notification No. S.O. 1036(E), dated 03-03-2023 , before it was read as, 3. Assam Court of Special Judge, Assam, Guwahati. The entire State of Assam. 12. Substituted Notification No. S.O. 4496(E) dated 13-10-2023 before it was read as, 4. Bihar District and Sessions Judge, Patna. The entire State of Bihar.