Special Courts - SO 841(E) - Prevention of Money-Laundering

Superseded vide Notification No. S.O. 372(E)., dated 05-02-2016 MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) Notification No. New Delhi, Dated 1-6-2006 SO 841(E), - In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 consultation with the Chief Justices of respective High Courts, the Central Government designates the Court(s) of Sessions, as mentioned in Annexure, as Special Court(s) for the area(s) specified in the said Annexure against the said Courts, for trial of offence punishable under section 4 of the said Act. ANNEXURE Sl.No. State/Union Territory Court of Session notified 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. Assam Court of Special Judge, Assam, Guwahati The entire State of Assam. 2. Bihar Additional District and Sessions Judge, Patna The entire State of Bihar. 3. Chhattisgarh IVth Additional District Judge, Raipur Civil Districts Raipur, Durg, Rajnandgaon, Dakshin Bastar Dantewara, Bastar at Jagdalpur of Chhattisgarh. IVth Additional District Judge, Bilaspur Civil Districts Bilaspur, Korba, Kabirdham (Kawardha) of Chhattisgarh. IInd Additional District Judge, Raigarh Civil Districts Raigarh, Jashpur, Surguja at Ambikapur of Chhattisgarh. 4. Delhi All Courts of Session or Additional Session Judges in Delhi In respect of their respective Districts in NCT. 5. Gujarat Principal District Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) The entire State of Gujarat. 6. 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. 7. Jammu and Kashmir Court of Principal District Sessions Judge, Jammu The entire province of Jammu. Court of Principal District Sessions Judge, Srinagar The entire province of Kashmir. 8. Jharkhand 1st Additional Judicial Commissioner, Ranchi Sessions Division of Ranchi 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Jamshedpur Sessions Division of Jamshedpdur 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Dhanbad Sessions Division of Dhanbad 1st Additional Sessions Judge, Bokaro Sessions Division of Bokaro 9. Kerala The Principal Sessions Court at Ernakulam (Kochi) and Kozhikode (Calicut). The entire State of Kerala 10. Karnataka Principal City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bangalore City. Areas comprising revenue jurisdiction of- (1) Bangalore City (2) Bangalore Rural District (3) Tumkur District (4) Kolar District (5) Mandya District (6) Hassan District (7) Chikmaglur District (8) Chitradurga District (9) Mysore District (10) Chamarajanagar (11) Shimoga District (12) Kodagu-Madikeri (13) Mangalore District (14) Udupi District Principal District and Sessions Judge, Raichur Areas comprising revenue jurisdiction of- (1) Bagalkot District (2) Belgaum District (3) Bellary District (4) Bidar District (5) Bijapur District (6) Gadag District (7) Haveri District (8) Davanagere District (9) Dharwad District (10) Gulbarga District (11) U.K. Karwar District (12) Koppal District (13) Raichur District 11. Lakshadweep Sessions Court Kavarathy Entire Union Territory of Lakshadweep 12. Madhya Pradesh Sessions Court, Gwalior Gwalior, Shivpuri, Guna, Ashoknagar, Datia, Sheopur, Morena, Bhind. Sessions Court, Indore Indore, Dhar, Jhabua, Khargone, Barwani, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Ujjain, Dewas, Ratlam, Shajapur, Mandsaur, Neemuch. Sessions Court, Bhopal Bhopal, Sehore, Raisen, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Betul, Hoshangabad, Harda. Sessions Court, Sagar Sagar, Damoh, Panna, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh. Sessions Court, Jabalpur Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Dindori, Balaghat, Rewa, Shahdol, Anuppur, Umaria, Sidhi, Satna, Katni. 13. Maharashtra Court of Judge, City Civil Court and Additional Sessions Judge, Greater Bombay All the Principal District and Sessions Judges Area comprising Greater Bombay Area comprising their respective (Judicial) District. 14. Pondicherry Chief Judge, Pondicherry The entire Union Territory of Pondicherry. 15. Rajasthan Special Court (Commnal Riots), Jaipur The entire State of Rajasthan 16. Sikkim Sessions Judge (East North) The entire State of Sikkim. 17. Tamil Nadu Principal District Judges of the respective Districts Respective Districts of the State of Tamil Nadu. 18. Uttaranchal District Sessions Judge, Udham Singh Nagar The entire State of Uttaranchal. 19. Uttar Pradesh Court of Session, Lucknow Agra, Aligarh, Auraiya, Bijnor, Budaun, Bareilly, Bahraich, Barabanki, Etah, Etawah, Firozabad, Farrukhabad, Hardoir, Hathras, Jyotiba Phule Nagar, Kannauj, Kanpur Urban, Kanpur Rural, Lakhimpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Mathura, Mainpuri, Muzaffarnagar, Pilibhit, Rampur, Rai Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Sitapur, Saharanpur, Unnao. Court of Session, Varanasi Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar. Azamgarh, Ballia, 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, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sonebhadra, Sant Ravi Das Nagar, Varanasi. Court of Session, Gautam Budh Nagar Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Baghpat, Bullandshahar. 20. West Bengal Court of Chief Judge, City Sessions Court, Calcutta Area within its territorial jurisdiction.